Plans, Credits, and Billing

What the free tier includes, what a Pliris subscription unlocks, how credits work, and where to manage your plan.

Pliris™ has two plans: a free tier that's genuinely useful, and a Pliris subscription that removes the caps and unlocks the pro tools. There's no trial to run out — the free tier is yours to keep for as long as you want it.

What the free tier includes

Sign up and you're on the free tier right away — no credit card. It's built to let you learn the workflow and run a small library end to end:

  • 1 band, up to 10 members
  • 15 songs total
  • 240 credits per month
  • Auto-analyze extracts sections, tempo, beats, time signature, stems, key, chords, and lyrics automatically
  • Manual mode, always available — type your own BPM, add sections from Ableton, and upload your own stems
  • 10 GB of storage
  • Export songs and full sets on the FS2S Intro template

Everything you need to build and run a real show. Uploading your own stems and the standalone LTC generator both work on the free tier — there's no subscription wall on core playback.

What Pliris All-Access unlocks

A Pliris subscription (All-Access) lifts every free-tier cap and turns on the full toolkit:

  • Unlimited bands, members, and songs
  • 1,000 credits per month
  • More credits per month for auto-analyze and everything else your crew processes
  • 1 TB of storage
  • All Set Builder templates — Intro, Standard, Pro, and Custom
  • Upload your own custom Ableton template
  • Full access to Playback Academy — masterclasses, guides, Coach, Ask, and member discounts

Credits

Credits are one balance for everything your Pliris crew processes. Auto-analyze — the thing that turns raw stems into a programmed song automatically — costs 20 credits per minute of audio, rounded up to the minute. Shorter songs take fewer credits and longer songs take more. Catalog re-encoding draws from the same balance, and the new features on the way will too — that's why credits are counted this way.

Every plan gets the same analysis. Auto-analyze extracts sections, tempo, beats, time signature, stems, key, chords, and lyrics — on free and paid alike. The difference between plans is how many credits you get each month:

  • Free accounts: 240 credits per month.
  • Paid accounts: 1,000 credits per month.

Manual mode is always available on any plan — type a BPM, add sections imported from Ableton, and upload your own stems, no credits required. A few more things worth knowing:

  • You'll see the cost of a job before it's charged, and your balance in the account menu.
  • Failed jobs refund automatically — you only pay for processing that completes.
  • Re-importing a .als to sync section edits back from Ableton is an import, not an analysis, so it costs nothing. Ignore any out-of-credits warning on that step.
  • Your balance refills to the full monthly amount at the start of each period.

Pro tip: Rename your stems before auto-analyze so Pliris routes each one to the right group. A clean pass the first time means you're not spending credits on a second pass to fix a messy one.

Used Pliris before? Credits used to be flat — one per song. They're now priced per minute of processing, and monthly amounts scaled up to match (35 → 1,000; free 3 → 240) — see Credits Explained. Balances converted automatically; your current period restarted with the full monthly amount.

Managing your subscription

Everything billing lives one click away:

  1. Click your avatar in the top-right corner.
  2. Select Subscription from the dropdown.
  3. Review your current plan, renewal date, payment method, and invoices.
  4. Click Manage billing to update payment, change plan, or cancel — all handled in the Stripe billing portal.

Which plan is right for you?

  • Just getting started, or running a small library? The free tier's 1 band, 15 songs, and Intro template may be all you need — and it's free to keep.
  • Running real shows — a bigger catalog, more analysis credits each month, the Standard/Pro/Custom Set Builder templates, and Playback Academy? That's a subscription. It removes every cap and unlocks the full toolkit in one move.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pliris free to use?

Yes — Pliris has a free tier you can sign up for without a credit card, and there's no trial to run out. It includes 1 band with up to 10 members, 15 songs, 240 credits per month, 10 GB of storage, and exports on the FS2S Intro template.

How many credits do I get each month?

Free accounts get 240 credits per month, and paid Pliris All-Access accounts get 1,000 per month. Auto-analyze costs 20 credits per minute of audio — shorter songs take fewer credits — and manual mode (typing a BPM, adding sections from Ableton, uploading your own stems) never costs credits.

Why did my credit numbers change?

Credits now measure minutes of processing instead of whole songs, and monthly amounts scaled up to match — 35 became 1,000 (free: 3 became 240). New features are coming that will also use credits, and per-minute counting is what makes analysis and those features sustainable to offer. Balances converted automatically, with every account's current period restarted at the full monthly amount. See Credits Explained.

Does re-importing an Ableton .als file cost credits?

No — re-importing a .als to sync section edits back from Ableton is an import, not an analysis, so it costs nothing. You can ignore any out-of-credits warning on that step.

Does auto-analyze extract less on the free tier?

No — auto-analyze does the same work on every plan. It extracts sections, tempo, beats, time signature, stems, key, chords, and lyrics whether you're free or paid, at 20 credits per minute of audio either way. What a subscription buys you is more credits per month (plus unlimited bands, the full template set, and Playback Academy).

How do I cancel or change my Pliris subscription?

Click your avatar in the top-right corner, select Subscription from the dropdown, then click Manage billing — updating payment, changing plan, and canceling are all handled in the Stripe billing portal.

Where to go next

Questions about your plan or an invoice? Click the support bubble in the bottom-right corner of any page, or email support@fromstudiotostage.com.