# What the free plan includes

Source: https://help.didit.me/getting-started/free-plan
Updated: 2026-10-31

The Free plan adds $10 of credit on the 1st of every month, usable on any check, about 30 full KYC checks. No card, no contract, no minimum spend.

**The Free plan adds $10 of credit on the 1st of every month, usable on any check.**
That is about 30 full KYC checks at list price, with no card, no contract and no
minimum spend. The credit is dollars, not a count of checks, so you can mix any
checks you like. It expires at the end of the month, and when it runs out you
pay from a top-up balance.

Every Didit organization starts on the **Free** plan. It costs $0 a month, charges list prices, and includes **$10 of credit a month** that pays for any feature. This replaces the old monthly free checks from November 1, 2026. Beyond the credit you pay only for what you use, with no contract and no minimum spend.

## How the monthly credit works

- The credit lands on the **1st of every month** and expires at the end of that month. Unused credit does not roll over.
- It pays for **any check**: ID verification, liveness, face match, device and IP analysis, AML screening, proof of address, questionnaires and the rest, inside a workflow or through a standalone API call.
- The Free plan's $10 a month is for organizations that signed up with a **work email**.
- It does **not** pay for phone verification. Growth and Scale credit and top-ups do.
- It is per organization, shared by every application and teammate in it.

![The usage page in the Didit console showing each feature with its own price and total](https://help.didit.me/screenshots/usage-light.webp)

*Each feature is metered on its own line, and each completed check is paid from your credit.*

## What $10 buys

Prices are list prices, which is what the Free plan pays. You pay for a check only when it finishes with a result.

| Check | Price once completed |
|---|---|
| ID verification | $0.15 |
| Passive liveness | $0.10 |
| Face match 1:1 | $0.05 |
| Device and IP analysis | $0.03 |
| **Full KYC check (all four)** | **$0.33** |

$10 of credit pays for about **30 full KYC checks** ($0.33 each), or for any other mix of checks. A workflow that adds more modules uses the credit faster, because each module adds its own price.

## Prices of the other checks

Every other module is paid from the same credit, at its own price:

| Check | Price when completed |
|---|---|
| AML screening | $0.20 |
| Ongoing AML monitoring | $0.07 / year |
| Active liveness | $0.15 |
| NFC chip reading | $0.15 |
| Biometric authentication | $0.10 |
| Age estimation | $0.10 |
| Proof of address | $0.20 |
| Questionnaire | $0.10 |
| Phone verification | from $0.03 + carrier fee (not payable from the Free plan credit) |
| Email verification | $0.03 |
| White label / custom branding | $0.20 |
| Database validation | Varies by country |
| Business verification (KYB) | Varies by country and registry tier |

> **Warning:** If you're seeing a "not enough credits" error, your credit and balance are used up, or the workflow includes a check that the Free plan credit cannot pay for, such as phone verification.
> **White label** is a common cause of fast spending: enabling custom branding adds $0.20 per completed verification on top of the checks themselves. See
> [fixing a "not enough credits" error](https://help.didit.me/billing-credits/not-enough-credits).

## Workflows and standalone API calls

The credit pays for checks run through **workflows** and for **standalone API calls** made directly to a feature endpoint. Standalone calls have their own per-call list prices and are paid the same way.

## Testing doesn't have to cost anything

If you're integrating and want to run flows end to end without touching your credit at all, use a **sandbox application**: every provider is mocked, nothing is billed, and you can force any outcome you want. The sandbox is free on every plan. See [testing in sandbox without spending credits](https://help.didit.me/getting-started/sandbox-and-testing).

## When the credit runs out

Checks are paid from your **top-up** balance, from $50 to $20,000 per top-up, added at face value. Each check uses this month's credit first, then your oldest top-up. Turn on **auto top-up** so live checks never stop. Without a balance, live checks stop until you top up, and the sandbox keeps working. See [top-ups, invoices and payment methods](https://help.didit.me/billing-credits/top-ups-invoices-and-payments).

> **Note:** The Free plan is genuinely free - there's no trial period, card requirement, or minimum monthly spend behind it. Check **Billing and plan** in the console to see your credit for the month.

## Free plan vs. paid plans

Growth ($99 a month) carries **$115 of credit a month** and takes 4% off every price. Scale ($299 a month) carries **$350 of credit a month**, takes 10% off every price and has a 14-day free trial. If you need higher volumes, custom terms, in-country data residency, or dedicated support, an enterprise plan adds those on top - see [top-ups, invoices and payment methods](https://help.didit.me/billing-credits/top-ups-invoices-and-payments), or [book a demo](https://didit.me/get-a-demo) to talk through custom pricing.

The current authoritative price list is always the [pricing page](https://didit.me/pricing).