Research Tiers & Limits

Storage limits, features, and upgrading your research account

CUEBES Research is available to all users with different feature limits based on your subscription tier.

Tier Comparison

Feature Free Pro Team
Publications 50 Unlimited Unlimited
Total Storage 500 MB 5 GB 20 GB
Max File Size 25 MB 100 MB 200 MB
Private Publications 5 Unlimited Unlimited
Datasets 3 Unlimited Unlimited
Max Dataset Size 100 MB 1 GB 5 GB
Research Projects 3 Unlimited Unlimited
Project Members 5 25 Unlimited
Request Peer Reviews No Yes Yes
Post Jobs No Yes Yes
Analytics Retention 30 days 1 year Forever

Free Tier

Perfect for:

  • Getting started with academic sharing
  • Students and early-career researchers
  • Sharing a focused portfolio of work

Includes:

  • Up to 50 publications
  • 500 MB total storage
  • 5 private publications
  • 3 datasets (up to 100 MB each)
  • 3 research projects (up to 5 members)
  • Full citation tracking
  • ORCID integration
  • Basic analytics (30-day history)

Pro Tier

Perfect for:

  • Active researchers with many publications
  • Researchers who work with large datasets
  • Those who need peer review features

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Unlimited publications
  • 5 GB total storage
  • Unlimited private publications
  • Unlimited datasets (up to 1 GB each)
  • Unlimited projects (up to 25 members)
  • Request peer reviews
  • Post job listings
  • Extended analytics (1-year history)

Team Tier

Perfect for:

  • Research groups and labs
  • Departments and institutions
  • Large collaborative projects

Everything in Pro, plus:

  • 20 GB total storage
  • 200 MB max file size
  • 5 GB max dataset size
  • Unlimited project members
  • Forever analytics retention
  • Priority support

Checking Your Usage

See your current usage:

  1. Go to Research Profile
  2. Look at the "Usage" section
  3. You'll see: publications used, storage used, datasets, projects

What Happens at Limits

Publication Limit

You can't create new publications until you delete some or upgrade.

Storage Limit

You can't upload new files until you free space or upgrade.

Private Publication Limit

New publications must be public, or you can make an existing private one public.

Upgrading

To upgrade your tier:

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Click on "Subscription" or "Upgrade"
  3. Select your new tier
  4. Complete payment

Upgrades take effect immediately. Your new limits are available right away.

Downgrading

If you downgrade:

  • Existing content is preserved
  • You can't add new content that exceeds free limits
  • Private publications over the limit become view-only until you reduce count
  • Analytics history beyond 30 days becomes inaccessible (not deleted)