📍 Where to Find Your Quota Section
To view your quota usage, click your Avatar (top-right) → Billing → Plans & Top-ups. Scroll to the Quota section, which displays a real-time breakdown of your resource consumption for the current billing cycle.
📊 What Each Quota Column Means
The Quota section is made up of three key indicators. Here is what each one represents:
- Included — The total allowance bundled with your current subscription plan. This resets at the start of each new billing cycle.
- Used — The amount of that allowance you have consumed so far during the current cycle.
- Remaining — The difference between your included allowance and what you have used. Once this reaches zero, the associated feature will be restricted until your cycle renews or you add more capacity.
🤖 OTTO Sites vs. Non-OTTO Sites
Your quota is divided between two types of sites, and the same domain can count differently depending on how it is configured.
- OTTO Sites — These are domains where you have activated the OTTO SEO automation. Each active OTTO deployment occupies a dedicated OTTO quota slot. To check whether a site has OTTO enabled, go to Left Sidebar → OTTO SEO → All Sites (SEO Automation) and review your project card for the OTTO status toggle.
- Non-OTTO Sites — These are projects used exclusively for research or reporting purposes, such as keyword tracking or site audits. They do not consume OTTO slots; instead, they draw from your general tool quota.
Activating or deactivating OTTO on a domain will move it between these two quota pools, so it is important to review your site configurations if your quota usage seems unexpected.
💳 Can You Be Charged More Than Your Subscription Amount?
No — Search Atlas will never automatically charge you beyond your subscription amount. If you reach the limit of any quota, the relevant feature will simply become restricted for the remainder of your current billing cycle. Normal access resumes automatically when your cycle resets.
If you need additional capacity before your cycle resets, you have the following options to restore access:
- Purchase an add-on — Buy additional quota for a specific resource directly from your Billing settings.
- Upgrade your plan — Move to a higher-tier subscription that includes a larger allowance.
- Manual top-up — Add extra capacity on a one-time basis as needed.
Any extra charges will only ever occur as the result of an action you deliberately take. There are no surprise overage fees.
💡 Tips for Managing Your Quota
- Check the Remaining indicators regularly throughout your billing cycle so you can anticipate limits before they impact your work.
- Review which sites have OTTO active (via Left Sidebar → OTTO SEO → All Sites (SEO Automation)) to ensure your OTTO slots are allocated to the domains that need automation.
- If a feature suddenly becomes unavailable, check your Quota section first — a depleted allowance is the most common cause.
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be connected with a member of our team.