Hosted or self-hosted

	Hosted (openapphub.org)	Self-hosted
Set-up	Create an account	Install the app on your own server and database
Sign-in	One account for every app	Each app has its own sign-in
Updates and backups	Done for you	Your job
Cost	A plan for your organization (prices coming soon)	Free (you pay for your own hosting)
Your data	Exportable at any time	On your own database

Each app runs on its own when self-hosted. See each app’s self-hosting page: OpenCharterApp, OpenBoardApp, OpenLedgerApp.

The free trial and billing (hosted)

Every new organization gets a 30-day free trial of every app, for up to 10 people. No card needed. Each person gets one free trial; a second organization you create starts without one.

Owners and admins open Billing in the side menu to see:

the plan or trial, with the days left and the end date;
how many people are in the organization, against the plan’s limit;
Choose a plan: monthly or yearly. Starter asks which app you want. Payment is handled by Stripe;
Manage billing once you have a plan: change plan or payment method, see invoices, or cancel. Update payment appears if a payment fails.

If a trial or plan ends, nothing is deleted: the apps become read-only, and owners and admins can still export everything. Choose a plan to keep working.