# Create a workspace

A workspace holds your domains, your team members and your billing. Each workspace has its own plan. This page explains the **Create your workspace** page, where you name a new workspace and choose its plan.

## Before you start [#before-you-start]

You do not need this page for your first workspace. VitalSentinel makes a Free workspace for you when you register. See [Create an account](/getting-started/account/create-account).

Use the **Create your workspace** page when you want another workspace, for example one for each client, with its own team and invoices. You also see this page if you have no workspace at all, for example after you leave the only workspace that you were in.

Invited users join the workspace that invited them. They do not see this page, unless they want to make a workspace of their own.

## Open the page [#open-the-page]

Use one of these ways:

- Open the user menu at the top right and click **Create workspace**.
- In the sidebar, open the workspace switcher and click **Create workspace**.

The page has the title **Create your workspace** and the line "Give it a name and pick a plan. You can change both later." It shows outside the normal app layout, with the VitalSentinel logo at the top. To leave the page without a new workspace, click **Exit setup**.

## Workspace name [#workspace-name]

The **Workspace name** field has a name in it already: your first name followed by "Workspace", or a random name. Type a new name to replace it. Your team sees this name. You can rename the workspace at any time in the workspace settings. See [Workspace settings](/workspace/settings).

The name can have up to 255 characters. If the field is empty, it shows "Enter a name for your workspace."

## Choose a plan [#choose-a-plan]

The card **How many sites will you watch?** has one card for each plan. Its subtitle is "Every plan has every module." The plans are different in the number of domains and in the size of the limits.

Each plan card shows:

- The plan name.
- The number of sites, for example **Just one site** or **Up to 25 sites**.
- The price and the period, for example "a month".
- A chip on some cards. **Most teams start here** marks a popular paid plan. **Already claimed** marks the Free plan if you already have a Free workspace.

If yearly billing is available, a **Monthly** and **Yearly** switch shows at the top of the card. The **Yearly** option can show a chip with the saving. With yearly billing, the card shows the price for a year and the price for one month. A plan without a yearly option shows "a month · no annual option".

If you need more sites than the largest plan has, click **Contact us** under the plan cards.

### Which plan is selected first [#which-plan-is-selected-first]

- If you have no Free workspace, the **Free** plan is selected.
- If you already have a Free workspace, the cheapest paid plan is selected. The Free card shows "Your free workspace is already claimed." You can have only one Free workspace.

### Plan prices and domains [#plan-prices-and-domains]

| Plan | Price (USD per month) | Domains | RUM page views per month | Web Analytics events per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Free** | $0 | 1 | 25K | 100K |
| **Starter** | $39 | 3 | 100K | 500K |
| **Lite** | $129 | 5 | 250K | 5M |
| **Standard** | $249 | 25 | 2M | 25M |
| **Advanced** | $449 | 50 | 5M | 50M |

All other limits depend on your plan. See [Plans and limits](/workspace/plans-and-limits) or the [pricing page](https://www.vitalsentinel.com/pricing).

## What each plan includes [#what-each-plan-includes]

The card **What each plan includes** compares every limit, plan by plan. The column of the selected plan has a tint. To see the rows that are hidden, turn on **Show all limits**.

The table has these groups of rows:

- **Coverage**: **Domains**.
- **RUM Monitoring and Web Analytics**: **RUM page views / mo**, **Web Analytics events / mo** and **CrUX URLs**.
- **Server Log Monitoring**: **Module included**, **Log hits / mo** and **Sources**. **Sources** is **Worker only** or **All sources**. Every plan can use a Cloudflare Worker. Plans with all sources can also use SFTP, FTPS, cloud storage or a file upload.
- **Search**: **Indexing properties** and **URL-prefix properties**.
- **Site Health Monitoring**: how often one page is checked, pages checked, known pages and pinned pages per domain, and **Extra checks after site changes**.
- **Page Monitoring**: **Watched pages**, **Check intervals**, **Custom elements per page** and **Page change history**.
- **History kept** for each kind of data.
- **Synthetic and Uptime Monitoring**: **Uptime check intervals**, **Synthetic test URLs**, **Synthetic test intervals** and **Test locations**.
- **Alerts**: **Slack and webhook alerts**. [Email and in-app alerts](/domain/alerts/delivery) are on every plan.
- **API and MCP**: **Credits / mo** and **API keys**.

## The summary and the create button [#the-summary-and-the-create-button]

The summary card on the right shows the workspace name, the plan, the number of sites, the price and the main limits of the plan.

### Create a Free workspace [#create-a-free-workspace]

1. Type the workspace name.
2. Select **Free**.
3. Click **Create workspace**.

The note under the button says "No credit card needed. You add your first domain next."

VitalSentinel shows the toast **Workspace created** and makes the new workspace the current workspace. Then the first step of the domain setup opens. See [Add a domain](/getting-started/domain-setup/add-domain).

### Create a paid workspace [#create-a-paid-workspace]

1. Type the workspace name.
2. Select a paid plan, and the billing period if you can choose one.
3. Click **Continue to checkout**.
4. On the secure Stripe page, enter your payment details and pay.

The note under the button says "You pay on a secure Stripe page. Cancel any time."

VitalSentinel makes the workspace after the payment. When you come back, the page shows **Confirming your payment** and then **Setting up your workspace**. Then the first step of the domain setup opens.

## Troubleshooting [#troubleshooting]

### What does "Your workspace is still being set up" mean? [#what-does-your-workspace-is-still-being-set-up-mean]

The payment is complete, but the workspace is not ready yet. The page shows **Payment received** and "Your subscription is active." The workspace shows on your dashboard within a few minutes. If it does not, click **Contact support**.

### What happens if I cancel the checkout? [#what-happens-if-i-cancel-the-checkout]

The page shows **Checkout canceled** and "No charge was made. You can pick a plan whenever you are ready." Click **View plans** to try again, or **Go to dashboard**.

### Why can I not select the Free plan? [#why-can-i-not-select-the-free-plan]

You already have a Free workspace. Each account can have only one. Select a paid plan, or add the domain to your Free workspace.

### What does "Failed to load packages" mean? [#what-does-failed-to-load-packages-mean]

VitalSentinel could not load the plans. Click **Try again**. If the problem continues, contact support.

## Related [#related]

- [Add a domain](/getting-started/domain-setup/add-domain) - the next step after you create a workspace
- [Billing](/workspace/billing) - change the plan, see usage and invoices
- [Members](/workspace/members) - invite your team and set roles
- [Plans and limits](/workspace/plans-and-limits) - compare the plans before you choose