Question 1

What's included in the free plan?

Accepted Answer

The APIDrift free plan includes monitoring for up to 3 APIs, SDKs, or libraries from our 26+ pre-configured sources. You get weekly email digests summarizing all detected changes, AI-powered classification that categorizes every change into one of 7 types (breaking, deprecation, feature, bug fix, security, performance, cosmetic) across 3 severity levels (critical, warning, info), and 30 days of change history. The free plan is free forever with no credit card required.

Question 2

How does APIDrift compare to manual changelog monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Without APIDrift, you would need to manually visit each API's changelog page, GitHub Releases page, or RSS feed to check for updates. APIDrift automates this entirely: it scrapes 26+ API, SDK, and library changelogs every day across 4 source types (HTML pages, GitHub Releases, RSS/Atom feeds, and Markdown docs), then uses AI to classify each change into 7 categories across 3 severity levels and writes a plain-English impact summary. Instead of spending hours reading release notes, you get a 30-second digest email highlighting breaking changes first.

Question 3

Can I upgrade or downgrade at any time?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can change your plan at any time. Upgrades take effect immediately so you get instant access to more API slots, daily digests, migration guides, and other Pro or Team features. Downgrades apply at the end of your current billing period. All plan changes are managed through the Stripe billing portal. Charges are prorated when upgrading mid-cycle.

Question 4

What payment methods do you accept?

Accepted Answer

APIDrift uses Stripe to process all payments securely. We accept all major credit and debit cards including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Your payment information is handled entirely by Stripe and never touches our servers.

Question 5

Do you offer annual billing?

Accepted Answer

Yes, APIDrift offers both monthly and annual billing. Annual billing saves you approximately 17% compared to paying monthly. The Pro plan is $12/month billed monthly or $120/year (equivalent to $10/month). The Team plan is $35/month billed monthly or $360/year (equivalent to $30/month). You can switch between monthly and annual billing at any time.

Question 6

What happens when I hit my API limit?

Accepted Answer

When you reach your plan's limit, you won't be able to add new APIs to your watchlist, but all your currently monitored APIs continue to be scraped and classified as normal. If you downgrade from a higher plan, APIs beyond the new plan's limit are paused (not deleted) — they stop receiving updates but your historical data is preserved. Upgrade again at any time to resume monitoring them.