Plans, Prices & Limits
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ReadyHelm has two kinds of plan. An owner plan covers your own boats in the owner app. A Pro plan covers an organization's work in the Pro Portal, such as a boatyard, mooring service, marina, harbor master office or brokerage. One account can have both: your boats stay on your owner plan whatever your organization's plan is. Prices are in US dollars.
Owner plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Boats | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1 | 250 MB |
| Skipper | $4.99 | $49.90 | 3 | 2 GB |
| Captain | $9.99 | $99.90 | Unlimited | 10 GB |
Every new account starts on Free, with no credit card. Annual billing is two months free compared to paying monthly. Subscribing, switching and canceling are covered in My Account, Plans & Upgrading.
What each owner plan includes
| Feature | Free | Skipper | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance reminders by date or engine hours, and the service log | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quotes from your boatyard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in checklists and checklist templates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom checklists | No | Yes | Yes |
| Equipment and replacement tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Expenses, with CSV and PDF export | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Receipt auto-fill for expenses | No | Yes | Yes |
| Captain's Log, trip invites and USCG sea-service tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Float Plans with NOAA forecasts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crew and vessel sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Messages with crew and your boatyard | No | Yes | Yes |
| Berths: moorings and slips | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| First Mate document reading and chat | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connecting an AI assistant such as Claude | No | Yes | Yes |
| Broker listing visibility | No | No | Yes |
First Mate credits for owners
First Mate uses credits from two balances: one-time onboarding credits for setting up boats from documents, and monthly credits for chat and filling in specs. Higher plans get more of both. Your balances are under My Account → Storage. Log something in Simple mode doesn't use credits.
If you downgrade
Nothing is deleted. If you own more boats than the new plan allows, the extra boats become read-only for you until you upgrade again or choose which ones stay active. See What happens if you downgrade below your boat count.
Pro Portal plans
| Plan | Per seat, monthly | Per seat, annual | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Free | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pro Standard | $15 | $150 | Up to 10 |
| Pro Plus | $25 | $250 | Unlimited |
An organization picks one plan for everyone and buys a seat (a license) for each person who does Pro work. Admins never need a seat to manage the team, plan or profile. Annual billing is two months free. Every new organization gets a 14-day trial of Pro Standard. When a trial ends without a subscription, the organization moves to Pro Free: features above it become read-only, and nothing is deleted. Billing is covered in Admin & Settings.
What each Pro plan includes
| Feature | Pro Free | Pro Standard | Pro Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet, work orders and the verified service log | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quotes to owners | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Disputes and verification requests | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mooring and slip work: inspections, reports, slips held for tenants | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brokerage listings and verified history reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Messages with owners | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuickBooks Online invoices, estimates and payments | No | Yes | Yes |
| Harbor operations: roster, harbor map, issue queue, transient berths | No | Yes | Yes |
| First Mate for the team | No | 1,000 credits a month | 3,000 credits a month |
| Connecting an AI assistant such as Claude | No | Yes | Yes |
Some modules also depend on the organization's type. For example, Listings and Reports are for brokerages, and Harbor is for harbor master offices and marinas. See Admin & Settings.
AI assistant connections
| Connection | Address | Who can connect |
|---|---|---|
| Your own boats | https://api.readyhelm.com/mcp |
Owners on Skipper or Captain |
| An organization's fleet | https://api.readyhelm.com/mcp/pro |
Licensed members of an organization on Pro Standard or Pro Plus. An Admin must have accepted the business agreement, and Admins need two-factor authentication turned on. |
A connected assistant uses its own AI subscription, not First Mate credits. It can make up to 120 lookups and 30 changes a minute. See ReadyHelm for AI Assistants.
Other limits
- Boats per owner plan: 1, 3 or unlimited (see above).
- Storage per owner plan: 250 MB, 2 GB or 10 GB, counting photos, documents and receipts. You're warned at 90%.
- Pro seats: 1 on Pro Free, up to 10 on Pro Standard, unlimited on Pro Plus.
Common questions
Is ReadyHelm free?
Yes. The Free owner plan costs $0 with no time limit and no credit card. It includes one boat, 250 MB of storage, maintenance reminders, the service log, checklists, equipment, expenses, moorings and slips, Captain's Log, Float Plans, crew sharing and First Mate. Pro Free is also $0, for a one-person business.
How much does ReadyHelm cost for a boat owner?
Free is $0. Skipper is $4.99 a month or $49.90 a year, for 3 boats and 2 GB. Captain is $9.99 a month or $99.90 a year, for unlimited boats and 10 GB.
How much does the ReadyHelm Pro Portal cost for a boatyard or marina?
Pro Free is $0 for one seat. Pro Standard is $15 per seat per month ($150 a year) for up to 10 seats. Pro Plus is $25 per seat per month ($250 a year) with unlimited seats. Every new organization gets a 14-day trial of Pro Standard.
Do boat owners pay to see work their boatyard logs?
No. Verified service entries and quotes from a boatyard show up in the owner's app on every plan, Free included, and an owner can approve or decline a quote on any plan.
Does connecting Claude or another AI assistant cost extra?
ReadyHelm doesn't charge for it, but it needs Skipper or Captain for your own boats, or Pro Standard or Pro Plus for an organization. The assistant runs on its own AI subscription, not your First Mate credits.
What happens to my records if I downgrade or stop paying?
Nothing is deleted. Owners keep read access to every boat, and extra boats beyond the plan's limit become read-only for the owner only. An organization that drops to Pro Free keeps its records, and features above Pro Free become read-only.