Question 1

Is there a free plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Free plan is $0 forever — no credit card required. You get one account per service (GitHub, Vercel, Supabase, Railway), email alerts, and 15-minute polling. Upgrade to Pro when you need more.

Question 2

How does Stackwatch connect to my services?

Accepted Answer

You paste in an API key or personal access token for each service. Stackwatch never asks for your password. Tokens are encrypted before storage and are only used to read usage data — never to write or modify anything.

Question 3

Are my API keys stored securely?

Accepted Answer

All API keys are AES-256 encrypted before they're written to the database. The encryption key is never stored alongside the data. Row-level security on the database ensures you can only ever access your own keys.

Question 4

How often does it check my usage?

Accepted Answer

Free accounts are polled every 15 minutes. Pro and Team accounts are polled every 5 minutes. All polling runs on a dedicated Railway worker — your dashboard doesn't need to be open.

Question 5

Can I get alerted on Slack or Discord?

Accepted Answer

Yes — on the Pro and Team plans. Add an incoming webhook URL in Settings and Stackwatch will post a structured alert message whenever a metric crosses your threshold. Free accounts receive email alerts only.

Question 6

What happens if the same metric stays over the threshold?

Accepted Answer

Stackwatch won't spam you. An alert fires once when the metric crosses your threshold. It won't fire again for that metric until usage drops below the threshold and crosses it again.

Question 7

Does it work with GitHub organisations, not just personal accounts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. When you add a GitHub integration you can connect either a personal account or an organisation. Stackwatch will fetch Actions minutes for all repos under that account.

Question 8

Can I cancel at any time?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. There's no lock-in. Cancel from the Billing tab in Settings and you won't be charged again. You'll keep Pro features until the end of your current billing period.

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