The pricing page is supposed to be the boring page.

Yes. Free includes the full core feature set, with no time limits, no node caps that matter for solo use, and no trial countdown. It stays free.

Cancellations are prorated by remaining full months. If you cancel six months into an annual subscription, you get six months refunded. The pricing model is annual because most subscription churn happens in the first three months; annual billing reduces the work of managing that churn for a small team.

Possibly, eventually. If they do, existing users keep their original price. Anyone who signs up at $12 a year stays at $12 a year. The grandfather rule is durable, not promotional.

Because the model has to support the team behind it. Free stays free because the cost to serve a solo user is small. A free Team tier would mean carrying every team on the platform without revenue, which would either bankrupt us or force aggressive feature limits on the free version. We'd rather charge teams a fair price than serve them badly.

Because some solo users want more than the core features. Time tracking, automation, integrations, API access. Paid covers those for solo use. If your projects don't need them, stay on Free.

No. Self-hosted free gives you the core features, same as the hosted Free tier. Paid and Team-only features require a paid license. The self-hosted model controls where Tree runs, not what's included.

Free tiers from larger companies usually exist to convert you into a paid user. Aggressive caps, feature gates, friction designed to push the upgrade. Tree's free tier is the product, not a funnel. The split is honest: Free for solo use of the core features, Paid for the team features and the team-only tier.