> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usenubis.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Billing Overview

> Subscriptions, payment methods, usage, invoices, credits, and spend controls.

## Billing in Nubis

Nubis billing is designed to make infrastructure usage easier to understand before it becomes expensive. Your organization owns subscription state, payment methods, invoices, verification state, and spend controls.

## Payment providers

Nubis supports multiple payment providers. Availability can depend on your account configuration and region.

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  <Card title="Paystack" icon="credit-card" href="/billing/paystack">
    Local-friendly payment flows for organizations using Paystack-backed billing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stripe" icon="credit-card" href="/billing/stripe">
    Global card-based payment workflows for accounts using Stripe-backed billing.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you can manage

* **Subscriptions**: Understand whether the organization is active, suspended, or awaiting action.
* **Payment methods**: Attach, rotate, or remove the default collection method.
* **Invoices**: View open and historical invoices and download invoice PDFs.
* **Usage analytics**: Inspect summary, breakdown, history, and exportable usage data.
* **Credits**: Track balances and redeem eligible voucher codes.
* **Spend controls**: Set organization-level or project-level caps before usage drifts too far.

## A safe billing setup sequence

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add a payment method">
    Connect the billing provider your organization uses and confirm the default collection method.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Clear verification gates">
    Complete any billing, KYC, or phone-verification prompts that appear for the organization.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set spend controls">
    Configure alerts and spend limits before you invite the rest of the team or launch production workloads.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What shows up in usage

* **Compute** such as instances, backups, and scaling-related resources.
* **Data services** such as databases, volumes, and object storage.
* **Networking** such as load balancers, floating IPs, and related network services.
* **Platform charges** such as subscription or support-plan related items where applicable.

## Need help?

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  <Card title="Console billing guide" icon="wallet" href="/console/billing">
    Learn where to manage usage, credits, invoices, and spend controls in the Console.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Support plans" icon="headset" href="/console/support">
    Understand ticketing, escalation paths, and plan-based support expectations.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>