# How to Cancel Slack

Slack bills for active members under its fair billing policy, and you can pay monthly or annually. This guide walks through downgrading or cancelling your Slack plan and what happens to your workspace after.

Source: https://subdupes.com/subscriptions/slack
Steps last reviewed: November 12, 2026

## Steps

1. In Slack on desktop, click Admin in the sidebar. If you don't see it, click your workspace name.
2. Choose Manage billing from the menu.
3. On the Overview tab, click Change plan details.
4. Select Downgrade to Free, then choose whether the change happens immediately or on your next renewal date.
5. Click Continue to Checkout, review the details, then click Downgrade Slack.
   Note: Only Workspace Owners and members who upgraded the workspace can do this. On the free version you're limited to the most recent 90 days of message and file history, and workspace data more than one year old is deleted. Existing guest accounts are deactivated.

Official help page: https://slack.com/help/articles/48764458651795-Change-or-cancel-your-paid-Slack-plan

## Renewal risks

- Slack bills for active members. A member counts as inactive after 28 days without using Slack, and is charged again, prorated, when they come back.
- Changes in active members show up on your next billing statement. Annual invoice customers get a quarterly invoice when the workspace grows past the paid member count.

## Common mistakes

- Assuming a downgrade to Free always cuts paid features straight away; you choose whether the change takes effect immediately or on your next renewal date.

## FAQ

### What happens to my Slack data if I downgrade to Free?

You can only see the most recent 90 days of messages and files. Slack also deletes workspace data more than one year old, so export anything you need to keep before downgrading.

### How do I remove inactive members to lower my Slack bill?

Go to Manage members in your workspace settings and deactivate members who have not been active. Deactivated members are excluded from the next billing cycle.

### Does Slack charge for guest users?

Single-channel guests are free up to 5 per paid member. Multi-channel guests count as full members and are billed accordingly.

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