To use products on Launchpad, users must have an active subscription. There are different subscription options for each product and two main payment methods.
IMPORTANT: Only Organization owners can subscribe and access payment information on Launchpad.
Before any purchase is done on Launchpad - and regardless of your payment method -, you will need to enter your billing (address connected to your payment) and shipping addresses (address of your activities) in your profile. You can also review your cards information here if you have paid or are planning to pay in Fiat for some of your subscriptions.
You can review and update all your subscriptions under Settings > Subscription.
Launchpad offers two general types of subscription across the platform:
Plan-based are available for the following products:
SmartFlow
Blockchain API
Green Proofs
These subscriptions are a monthly payment giving access to the product. The payment is fixed and will give access to specific numbers of deployments and features based on the plan chosen.
The plans are product-specific and always include a Base plan, a EW Member plan and an Advanced plan. Some plans are available for some products only.
The EW Member plan is only accessible to Energy Web Member organizations. Learn more about becoming a Member and Members benefits on Launchpad.
Per-item subscriptions are available for the following products:
Validator nodes
RPC nodes
Collator nodes
Worker nodes
For these subscriptions, the monthly payment is not based on a pre-selected plan but on the number of items purchased.
Note: for validator nodes, the package contains 1 Volta node + 1 Validator node.
Organization owners can choose between 2 payment methods:
These payments methods are available for all products and can be used simultaneously for different subscriptions. For example, it's possible to have purchased 1 Worker node in Fiat, another in EWT and a Green Proof registries subscription in EWT.
All Launchpad products subscriptions, plan-based or per-item, can be purchase in Fiat.
You can pay in Fiat by clicking "Subscribe" after selecting a plan or number of items. Do not click the "Pay in EWT" box.
You will be asked to provide address information, contact information and payment information. Fiat payments are made with Credit card.
This information can be reviewed and updated in the Settings under "My Profile".
IMPORTANT: When purchasing any item or subscription, make sure you use the same email address as the one of your account. In some cases, using a different email address will result in the unability to access your purchased product.
You will receive an invoice for each purchase.
Energy Web Member Organizations receive specific benefits on Launchpad included in their yearly membership with Energy Web. Learn more about the Energy Web community and becoming a Member.
The Membership status is visible on the Launchpad Dashboard:
Below is a summary of the perks granted to Member Organizations on Launchpad. These perks and special access are granted at registration:
SmartFlow: free members only subscription. SmartFlow allows you to create business logics called SmartFlows in a no-code fashion using a NodeRed editor.
Blockchain API: free members only subscription. The Blockchain API is a highly reliable blockchain API RPC gateway allowing you to easily access Energy Web networks.
Green Proofs: free trial for the first 2 months. It allows you to create ready-to-go configurable Green Proofs registries.
Worker Node Server: free with a Bring Your Own Cloud subscription, which means you are only paying for hosting. Worker Nodes (server) are applications which enable users to construct distributed computing networks which securely execute useful business logic.
Validator node: Validator nodes are only available for EW Members. You can use launchpad to deploy and maintain your Validator node on the Volta Chain and EWC for more ease of use.
Pricing per product available on Launchpad
You can view here the current pricing in place for all Launchpad products. For Members specific pricing, please view the dedicated page.
Hosted: 1200E/month for Volta node + EWC node package
Bring your own cloud: 700E/month for Volta node + EWC node package
Hosted: 350E/month
Bring your own cloud: 200E/month
600E/month, only hosted
Hosted: 29.99E/month
Bring your own cloud: 9.99E/month, free for members
You can purchase Launchpad subscriptions with Energy Web Tokens (EWT).
All created accounts on Launchpad automatically receive an EWC address, allowing you to deposit EWT and use them to pay for your subscriptions.
You can view and manage your or your organization's EWT balance in Settings > "My Profile":
IMPORTANT: Only organization owners can access the "Manage" menu. If you are a 1-person account, you will always be able to access.
The "Manage" menu allows you to view, top up and withdraw your EWT. It also lets you access your EWC address on the Explorer and your transaction history on Launchpad.
To top up your account, copy the address entered in the "Manage" menu and send the desired amount of tokens via your wallet.
The EWT Balance will refresh every minute, allowing you to quickly view your new balance.
You can top-up via the "Manage" menu in your profile, or directly at purchase.
You can withdraw EWT from your account using the "Withdraw" tab of the "Manage" menu under My Profile.
You need to enter the address that will receive the funds under "Withdraw to" as well as the amount you want to withdraw.
Be sure that you are entering the right address, your funds cannot be recovered if you made a mistake.
Once you click "Confirm", a new screen will appear asking you to enter the One-Time Password received via email. The OTP will be sent to your account email.
Once you have verified your withdrawal, you will quickly see your Balance updated and receive the funds on the requested address.
Reminder: only organization owners or 1-user account owners can withdraw EWT.
To pay using EWT instead of Fiat, make sure to tick the "Pay in EWT" tick box before clicking "Subscribe".
You will see a screen showing you your EWT Balance (which you can still top up at this point), the amount of tokens you will pay and the fiat equivalent, as well as the current EWT price. The current EWT price is auto-updated every 30 seconds.
Your payment will be processed as soon as you click the "Subscribe" button. You will receive an invoice in your account email and your EWT Balance will be updated.
