Plans and Processing Tokens: Which Feature Is in Which Plan?
The differences between the Free and Professional plans, when a processing token is spent, the rules for monthly tokens and purchased packs, storage quota and overage.
2026-08-22 · 5 min read
CartaX has two plans: Free and Professional; for organisations an Enterprise setup is arranged separately. This guide is the one-page answer to "why is this button disabled?" and "does this job spend tokens?". For current prices see the pricing page.
Plan comparison
| Free | Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Project spaces | 1 | Unlimited |
| Cloud storage | 1 GB | 1 TB (overage billed, see below) |
| Monthly processing tokens | — | 25 |
| Viewing: orthophoto, mesh, point cloud, vector layers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uploading ready COG / octree / 3D Tiles / GLB | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud conversion (raw LAS/LAZ → octree, raw TIF → COG) | — | ✓ (tokens) |
| CartaX Studio (local conversion + production, no tokens) | — | ✓ |
| Cloud photogrammetry production (GPU-accelerated; web upload dialog or Studio) | — | ✓ (tokens) |
| AI point-cloud classification | — | ✓ (with production) |
| Analysis workspace (epoch comparison, volume, cut/fill) | — | ✓ |
| 360° photos and video | — | ✓ |
| 3D Gaussian Splatting upload | — | ✓ |
| TKGM parcel query (Turkey) | — | ✓ |
| WMS / WMTS external layers, routes | — | ✓ |
| Sharing | 1 active public link, max 3 days, no PIN | Unlimited PIN-protected links, up to 30 days, recipient list |
A feature that is off on the Free plan is not merely hidden in the interface; the server rejects it too. In the upload dialog such a card says "Not available on the Free plan — upgrade to Pro".
When is a processing token spent?
Tokens are for processing that runs in the CartaX cloud. Viewing, measuring, sharing and storage spend no tokens.
| Job | Tokens | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Raw LAS/LAZ → octree (cloud) | By point count — 1 token ≈ 40 million points | An estimate is shown before upload; cap 5 GB / 150 million points |
| Raw GeoTIFF → COG (cloud) | By file size — 1 token per GiB, minimum 0.25 | Cap 3 GB |
| Cloud photogrammetry production | By the total megapixels processed (photo count × frame resolution); the number of outputs does not change the price | The wizard shows the estimated tokens and your balance before starting |
| Uploading ready COG / octree / 3D Tiles / GLB / 3DGS | 0 | Storage quota only |
| Local conversion and production in CartaX Studio | 0 | Only the uploaded output counts against storage |
| Viewing, measurement, analysis, sharing | 0 |
Tokens are charged to a job when it completes; there may be a small difference between the estimate and the actual figure. If your balance is insufficient the job does not start at all.
Monthly tokens vs purchased tokens
- Plan tokens (25 per month): renewed at the start of each period, they do not roll over — the unused part resets at period end.
- Purchased token packs: permanent on the account, never expire; they are spent after the plan tokens run out. Non-refundable.
- Annual payment bonus: bonus tokens that come with an annual subscription behave like permanent tokens.
- Spending order: period tokens first, then permanent tokens. Tokens reserved for running jobs show as "reserved" in the balance.
Storage quota and overage
- Uploaded outputs count against the quota: octree, COG, DEM, 3D Tiles, GLB, 3DGS, 360° photos and video, vector layers. Outputs produced locally with Studio and uploaded are included.
- Professional includes 1 TB. If you accept overage you can upload beyond it; the excess is billed per GB on the highest usage seen within the period — deleting later does not reduce that period's charge, and new uploads that stay below the peak do not increase it. There is a hard cap; beyond it, Enterprise.
- On the Free plan nothing can be uploaded beyond 1 GB.
What happens when the subscription ends?
- Your storage drops to 1 GB, the monthly token allowance stops, unused plan tokens expire; purchased tokens remain.
- Your data is not deleted. If your usage is above the free quota a 7-day grace period starts; if you re-subscribe or bring usage under the quota within it, nothing is deleted. When it runs out only the content above the quota is deleted; your account stays open.
- Accounts without a subscription that have not signed in for a long time also enter an inactivity process; signing in stops it. Notices arrive on the dashboard and by e-mail.
Frequently asked
I ran out of tokens — will the job stop halfway? No. A job starts only if the balance is sufficient; a job that started completes.
Will the 40 GB LAZ I converted with Studio fill my quota? The raw LAZ is not uploaded; only the produced octree counts against the quota. An octree can be larger than the compressed LAZ; for your quota, go by the size of the output folder under Documents / CartaX Studio.
Annual or monthly? Annual payment gives two months free and permanent bonus tokens; details on the pricing page.