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title: "How to choose between a monthly or annual subscription?"
description: "What changes between a monthly and an annual subscription: credit delivery and price."
url: https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/313-how-to-choose-between-a-monthly-or-annual-subscription
collection: "Plans and subscriptions"
updated: 2026-11-02
language: en
alternates: [fr, es]
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# How to choose between a monthly or annual subscription?

What changes between a monthly and an annual subscription: credit delivery and price.

All Sarbacane subscriptions are available as monthly or annual plans. The difference lies in how sending credits are delivered and in the price: with an annual subscription, you receive all your credits from the start, and you can save up to 20% compared with monthly.

## Monthly subscription

If your subscription includes email or SMS credits (Sarbacane Campaigns, Sarbacane Sendkit), you receive the number of credits you chose each month.

## Annual subscription

You immediately receive 12 months of credits, which you can use at any time during the year. Paying annually can save you up to 20% compared with paying monthly.

> **Note**: unused credits are not carried over to the next period, neither from one month to the next on a monthly plan, nor from one year to the next on an annual plan.

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