Subscription Tiers
Subscription Tiers: Free, Lite, and Pro
Collection: Account & Billing
Pacemaker comes in three tiers so you can pick the level of planning power that fits your work. You can upgrade, downgrade, or switch between monthly and yearly billing at any time.
Quick comparison
| Feature | Free | Premium Lite | Premium Pro |
| Price | $0.00 | $5/mo or $55/yr | $8/mo or $72/yr |
| Active plans | Up to 2 (plus $5 per extra plan) | 5 | As many as you need |
| Plan length | Up to 60 days | Up to 1 year | Up to 1 year |
| Goal types | Numeric only | Numeric + Checklists | Numeric + Checklists |
| Private plans | No (public only) | Yes | Yes |
| Plan descriptions | No | Yes (rich text) | Yes (rich text) |
| Reusable templates | 1 (public) | 2 (public or private) | 5 (public or private) |
| Archive & reopen plans | No | Yes | Yes |
| Stats (per plan + across all plans) | Streaks only | Yes | Yes |
| Unified calendar (all plans together) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Daily/weekly email reminders | No | Yes | Yes |
| Progress notes & time tracking | No | No | Yes |
| Projects (organize plans into folders) | No | No | Yes |
| Availability events (block dates across all plans) | No | No | Yes |
| Google Docs auto-sync | No | No | Yes |
| Challenges you can run | Short, up to 3 people | Short, up to 3 people | Up to 100 people + discussion board |
Free
Free is ideal for one-time use — a small goal, a short event, or trying Pacemaker out. You get the core planner, up to 2 plans of up to 60 days each, and all of the table, calendar, and graph views. Free plans are public. If you need a third plan without subscribing, you can buy additional plans for a flat $5 each.
Premium Lite
Lite is built for students and anyone focused on one big piece of writing, like an essay or dissertation. It adds private plans, longer plans (up to a year), checklists, stats, archiving, email reminders, a unified calendar, and reusable templates.
Premium Pro
Pro is for authors, editors, and translators juggling several projects at once. It includes everything in Lite, plus the advanced features that automate and deepen your tracking: progress notes and time tracking, Projects for organizing plans, availability events that block dates across every plan at once, Google Docs auto-sync, and larger challenges with a discussion board.
Changing tiers
Visit your account settings and click Manage Subscription to upgrade, downgrade, switch between monthly and yearly, or cancel. See Changing or Cancelling your Subscription for details, including what happens to plans that exceed the free limit when you downgrade.