Yes. New orgs get a Free subscription automatically. Upgrade only if you need volume or retention.

Card only. No mobile-money step, no phone number.

Ingest still accepts events; upgrade when you need the higher quota and retention window.

Yes. Your plan stays active until the end of the billing period, then falls back to Free. No lock-in.

No. Checkout happens on our payment provider's hosted page. Bugwatch never sees your card number.