An overview of Ellipsus Plus
Ellipsus Plus is a subscribe-to-own set of features on top of the free plan, making the whole tool more sustainable. When you subscribe-to-own Ellipsus Plus, each payment counts toward your Plus license.
Once you’ve paid the full amount (either through the monthly plan, annual plan, or the one-time purchase), you no longer need to keep paying for Ellipsus Plus. You own the license forever.
The free plan will remain free, and will continue to receive updates and many new features, funding the development and maintenance of Ellipsus for all users—free and Plus alike.
What features do I get with Ellipsus Plus?
Our initial Plus features were informed by community-wide feedback and surveys. The results were:
Writing journey
Public version history
These feature are not the end of Ellipsus Plus—there’s more to come, and soon.
For additional information, check out the full Ellipsus Plus page.
Subscribe-to-own and billing FAQ
What is subscribe-to-own?
Most subscription plans ask you to rent software indefinitely, with no clear end in sight. Traditional one-time purchases have a different problem; you buy a version of a product that over time falls behind, requiring paid upgrades or repurchases later. Neither felt right for Ellipsus.
So we built a plan we hope is sustainable for us and more reasonable for writers: Subscribe-to-own.
On a subscribe-to-own plan, every payment counts toward your ownership of Ellipsus Plus. Instead of paying forever, your monthly or annual payments apply toward the cost of owning the Plus license outright.
How do I upgrade?
To upgrade to Ellipsus Plus, click "Upgrade" from your Dashboard, any Ellipsus Plus feature, or from the Billing and plans section of your Settings page. If you have not already utilized your free trial, you will begin that trial first as a bonus period.
You can upgrade to Ellipsus Plus in three ways:
Buy the Ellipsus Plus license outright with a one-time payment of $99
Pay annually with two payments of $60
Pay monthly at $6 per month for 24 months
With an active subscription or one-time purchase, you’ll receive all Plus updates, maintenance, improvements, and future features. Once you’ve paid for your license, you own Ellipsus Plus forever.
Are subscribe-to-own plans the same as the one-time purchase?
They lead to the same result: ownership of the Ellipsus Plus license.
With the one-time purchase, you pay for your license upfront and own it immediately.
With a subscribe-to-own plan, each payment counts toward permanent ownership. You can use all Ellipsus Plus features right away, and you’ll keep full access as long as your payments continue.
Once your plan is fully paid, your Plus license is yours permanently.
What does "owning the license forever" mean?
Once you’ve paid the full amount (either through the one-time purchase, or completing the monthly plan or annual plan), you no longer need to keep paying for Ellipsus Plus. You own the license forever. That means:
You’ll keep access to Ellipsus Plus at no further cost than the price at time of purchase.
You’ll own the features included in Ellipsus Plus, plus updates, bug fixes, improvements, and maintenance.
You’ll also receive access to any upcoming Ellipsus Plus features.
Once you own the Plus license, you will not need to pay another Plus subscription fee.
What is a "license"?
Your Ellipsus Plus license stays with your Ellipsus account as long as you have it. If you change the email on your account, the license follows the account. You can't sell it, hand it to a friend, or move it to another account.
A Plus license means you own the perpetual right to use all Ellipsus Plus features through our service. (You don't own our source code, infrastructure, or Ellipsus’s intellectual property; e.g., you cannot edit or sell our code.)
Can I gift an Ellipsus Plus license or subscribe-to-own plan to someone else?
Right now, no—the license is account-bound and non-transferable. But we're considering including a gifting option in the future!
Do I need to subscribe for 24 months in a row on the monthly plan?
No. The monthly plan’s 24 months do not have to be consecutive paid months. If you cancel and come back later, the clock picks up where you left off.
What is Stripe?
Stripe is the secure payment platform we use for Ellipsus Plus purchases, subscriptions, and billing management.
You can access billing from your Ellipsus Settings page. From there, you will be taken to Stripe to update your payment method, view invoices, cancel your plan, or manage other payment details.
Right now, Ellipsus Plus payments are available in US dollars and euros. We plan to add more currencies and regional support in the future.
For more information, see Managing your Plus plan