# Member

**Member** is the entry annual plan, at **$5,000/year** — for organizations that rely on OpenAlex and want a bigger API budget, organizational tooling, and a voice in where OpenAlex goes. To buy or ask questions, email [sales@openalex.org](mailto:sales@openalex.org); for prepaid-usage alternatives and purchase mechanics, see [Buying & renewing](/access/buying-and-renewing/).

## Benefits

### $20/day API budget

Every day, your organization gets $20 of API usage — 20× the free tier, worth $7,300 over a year. That's a 32% saving compared to buying the same usage pay-as-you-go.

### Admin dashboard

Manage your organization's users and billing in one place. [How to activate →](/how-to/supporter-tools/#how-do-i-activate-the-admin-dashboard)

### Community representation

Nominate candidates for the Community Advisory Board that helps guide OpenAlex's direction, and attend our quarterly supporter meetings — open-forum roundtables with the product team. [Advisory board nominations →](/how-to/getting-involved/#how-does-the-community-advisory-board-work) · [Quarterly supporter meetings →](/how-to/getting-involved/#what-are-the-quarterly-supporter-roundtables)

### Support

Member includes community support: post to our public forum and get help from community members. For ticket-based support from our team, see [Member+](/access/member-plus/) and [Partner](/access/partner/).

## For academic & government institutions

Academic and government subscribers get two additional benefits on every plan tier:

### Affiliation editor

Curate how OpenAlex matches author affiliation statements to your institution — fixing your institution's profile at the source. [How to activate →](/how-to/supporter-tools/#how-do-i-activate-the-affiliation-editor)

### Unsub access

A free subscription to [Unsub](https://unsub.org/), our tool for forecasting and supporting toll-access journal cancellations, used by hundreds of libraries worldwide. [How to activate →](/how-to/supporter-tools/#how-do-i-activate-unsub)

## Add-ons and upgrades

Any plan can add the [PDF sync service](/access/pricing/#the-pdf-sync-add-on) — persistent sync of our full open-access PDF archive to your own storage. Need a bigger budget, daily sync, or real support tickets? [Member+](/access/member-plus/) includes everything here and more.