# Upgrade from Individual to Organization This article will guide existing individual Password Manager users ([**Free**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#free-individual/) or [**Premium**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#premium-individual/)) through the process of transitioning to an organizations plan ([**Free**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#free-organizations/), [**Families**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#families-organizations/), [**Teams**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#teams-organizations/), or [**Enterprise**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#enterprise-organizations/)) in order to start securely sharing data from organizations with friends, family, co-workers, a department, or an entire company. ## Start your organization Complete the following steps to start your organization: 1. Log in to the Bitwarden web app and select the **New organization**button: ![Nuova organizzazione](https://bitwarden.com/assets/3eSqWiTIuPSFxXdo5AAjT9/248b0fa7bb381add0d71682acd244a63/2024-12-03_13-57-58.png) 2. On the New Organization screen, enter an **Organization name** for your new organization and the **Billing email** we can reach you at. > [!NOTE] Paid org trials > Paid organizations (Families, Teams, or Enterprise) have a 7-day free trial built in. We won't charge you until your trial is over. You can cancel your subscription at any time in the **Settings** tab of your organization. 3. If you are creating an organization on behalf of a business: - Check the **This account is owned by a business** checkbox. - Provide your **Business name**. 4. In the **Choose your plan** section, select which type of organization to create. Options include: - **Free:** For testing or personal users to share with one other user. [**Learn more**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#free-organizations/). - **Families:** For personal use, to share with family & friends. [**Learn more**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#families-organizations/). - **Teams:** For businesses and other team organizations. [**Learn more**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#teams-organizations/). - **Enterprise:** For businesses and other large organizations. [**Learn more**](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/#enterprise-organizations/). > [!NOTE] Paid org premium features > Paid organizations (Families, Teams, or Enterprise) include premium features for all enrolled users. For more information about premium features, see [Password Manager Plans](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/password-manager-plans/). 5. If you selected a paid organization, enter the following information: - For **Teams** or **Enterprise**, enter the number of **User Seats** you need. Seats will be added if you exceed this number, unless you [specify a limit](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/manage-subscription-seats-in-your-organization/#set-a-seat-limit/). - For **Families**, **Teams**, or **Enterprise**, enter the amount of **Additional Storage (GB)** you need. Your plan comes with 5 GB of shared encrypted file attachments, and you can add additional storage later if needed. - For **Teams** or **Enterprise**, select whether you'd like to be billed **annually** or **monthly**. Other organization types may only be billed annually. - For any paid organization, enter your **Payment Information**. > [!TIP] Activate SM during org creation > If you want to use [Secrets Manager](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/secrets-manager-overview/), complete the following steps to add it to your plan: > > 1. In the More from Bitwarden section, select the **Add Secrets Manager**checkbox. > 2. In the **User seats** field, specify the number of seats to purchase for Secrets Manager. This must be lower than or equal to the number of seats specified for your Password Manager subscription. > 3. In the **Additional service accounts**field, specify the number of service accounts to add to Secrets Manager. Teams and Enterprise plans come pre-packaged with 50 and 200 service accounts, respectively. 6. Click **Submit** to start using your new organization. ## Cancel premium individual plan Paid organizations (Families, Teams, or Enterprise) automatically provide all users with access to premium features. If you had a premium individual subscription at the time of creating the organization, you can cancel your premium individual subscription without losing access to premium features. > [!NOTE] Bitwarden refunds > Bitwarden offers refunds for cancelled premium subscription **within 30 days of subscription creation**. If you create a paid organization within 30 days of creating a premium individual account, [contact us](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/contact/) to initiate your refund. > > At this time, Bitwarden does not offer refunds to paid subscriptions older than 30 days. To cancel your premium individual subscription: 1. In the Bitwarden web app, navigate to **Settings** → **Subscription**: ![Subscription page](https://bitwarden.com/assets/3Ru9TSLguhRNYtLe2TLwXk/bec6794eb58efa8780504720d4acb250/2026-03-03_10-24-17.png) 2. Select the **Cancel Subscription** button. ### Next steps Now that you have created your organization, we recommend that you: - [Invite users to your organization](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/managing-users/). - [Create a collection](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/about-collections/#create-a-collection/). - [Share items to a collection](https://bitwarden.com/it-it/help/sharing/).