Overview
Featured offers four plan types, from our free Starter Plan to our full-featured Business Plan. This guide breaks down each plan, explains how our seat structure works, and answers common questions so you can choose the best fit.
Plan options
Plan | Best for | Key features | Price |
Free | Trying out Featured | 3 monthly answers, Q&A submission tracking, 1 monthly bylined article submission, 3 keyword alerts | Free |
Lite | Occasional contributors | 10 monthly answers and 1 monthly bylined article submission, usable across any profile on your account | Paid ($19 per month) |
Pro | Frequent contributors | Unlimited answers, unlimited bylined article submissions, Q&A submission tracking, 25 keyword alerts, Featured AI | Paid ($49 per month per seat) |
Business | Agencies, PR teams | All Pro features + Interview Profiles, PR Intelligence, Premium API access | Paid ($99 per month per seat) |
Tip: Annual subscriptions save 40% compared to paying month-to-month.
What does annual pricing break down to?
What does annual pricing break down to?
Annual pricing enables users to save 40% over the 12-month subscription period. Here's how much each plan costs upfront when subscribing annually:
Lite Plan - $136.80 per year
Pro Plan - $358.20 per year per seat
Business Plan - $712.80 per year pet seat
Featured Billing Basics
All three paid plan types on Featured are non-refundable for unused or partially used periods.
You are able to manage your subscriptions at any time from the Billing page of your Featured account.
Featured billing rolls over period to period. That means if you wish to cancel your plan or reduce your total number of paid seats, you should take action before your subscription renewal date.
So, for review:
If you add to your total number of paid seats or upgrade plan types during the mid-billing cycle, the change will take effect immediately at a prorated amount.
If you reduce your total number of paid seats or downgrade your plan type mid-billing cycle, the change will not take effect until the start of your next 30-day billing cycle.
Seat structure explained
Our Pro and Business plans use a seat model:
1 paid seat = 1 profile with unlimited answers for that billing cycle.
A paid seat becomes active (aka has been applied) once you submit an answer from a pro
Steps to Assign a Paid Seat:
Begin by selecting a query from the Questions page.
Use the Profile drop-down menu from the answer pop-up to select the desired expert profile you wish to apply the paid seat to.
Write your response and click Submit. The paid seat will now be associated with the selected profile for your 30-day billing period, and the response will be shared with the publisher.
An “Active Seat” refers to a paid seat that has been applied to an expert profile by submitting an answer to a publisher's question.
At the start of a new billing cycle, you can assign your paid seats to different expert profiles if desired
Reminder - plans function on a 30-day billing cycle
Simply put, one seat = one profile. With that, you are able to apply one paid seat to any expert profile you have created, and that expert profile will have access to unlimited responses for the duration of your billing cycle. When your billing cycle renews in 30 days, you can assign your paid seat to a different expert profile if desired.
Important: You can’t switch an active seat between expert profiles mid billing cycle unless you delete the answer(s) from the expert profile that has the paid seat applied to it (and only if the question is still open).
Steps to Delete a Response and Clear a Paid Seat:
Navigate to the In Review tab of your account dashboard.
Find and delete the mistaken submission to clear the active seat from the incorrect profile.
If a question is open for submissions, you will see the orange trashcan icon in the Actions column. This means you can delete your answer.
Lite Plan and Credits
If the free Starter Plan isn’t enough but a Pro/Business seat model doesn’t fit your workflow:
Lite Plan: 10 monthly answers, usable across any profile—no seat restrictions.
Credits: Buy individually to submit extra answers or to submit from profiles without a seat.
Expert FAQ
Can I change my Active Seat at any time?
Can I change my Active Seat at any time?
Featured does not support the ability to change or apply your Active Seat to a different expert profile midway through the billing cycle. You can only change which expert profile an Active Seat is applied towards at the start of a new 30-day billing cycle.
How do I apply my paid seat to a profile, making it an Active Seat?
How do I apply my paid seat to a profile, making it an Active Seat?
An Active Seat is applied to an expert profile by submitting an answer. Check out this Loom video to see the steps you’ll want to take to apply your paid seat(s).
Do I have to have the same number of seats that I have of expert profiles?
Do I have to have the same number of seats that I have of expert profiles?
Nope! You are welcome to have more expert profiles on your account than paid seats. Just remember, you won’t be able to submit insights from every profile unless you have an equal number of paid seats.
Can I add more seats mid-billing cycle?
Can I add more seats mid-billing cycle?
Yes! You can always add more seats to your plan. If you add an additional seat to your plan mid-billing cycle, you’ll initially pay a prorated amount based on how many days are left in your current 30-day billing cycle.
What happens if I don’t use one of my paid seats?
What happens if I don’t use one of my paid seats?
If you don’t use one of your paid seats, your plan will not change. Featured does not adjust or alter plans based on usage. We also don’t support refunds for unused periods.
Can I lower my seat count at any time? Or do I have to cancel altogether?
Can I lower my seat count at any time? Or do I have to cancel altogether?
Of course! You can always add or reduce your paid seat count for the Billing page of your Featured account. You do not need to cancel your plan completely to adjust your paid seat count. If you decrease your seat account, changes won’t occur until your next billing cycle. Additions occur immediately.