How to Cancel JetBrains
JetBrains offers subscriptions for IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and WebStorm. Cancellation is done through your JetBrains Account. After one year of continuous subscription, you receive a perpetual fallback licence for the version available 12 months prior.
Steps verified March 2026
Quick Facts
Monthly cost
£16.90/mo
£169.00/year
Cancel online?
Yes
Pause option?
No
Refund policy
Refunds available within 30 days of purchase for annual subscriptions. Monthly plans are non-refundable.
After cancellation
Your JetBrains account and settings are retained. IDE access depends on fallback licence eligibility.
What to Watch Out For
- Presents renewal discount information during cancellation
Cancellation Steps
Go directly to JetBrains cancellation pageLog into JetBrains Account
Go to account.jetbrains.com and sign in.
Go to Subscriptions
Find your active subscriptions in the account dashboard.
Cancel auto-renewal
Click the subscription and disable auto-renewal or cancel it.
Check fallback licence
If you have subscribed for 12+ months, you keep a perpetual fallback licence.
Tips & Things to Know
- After 12 months of continuous subscription, you get a perpetual fallback licence for an older version.
- The All Products Pack covers all JetBrains IDEs at a discount.
- Educational and open-source licences are available for free.
Your Consumer Rights
- Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, you have a 14-day cooling-off period.
- JetBrains must not make cancellation harder than sign-up under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I cancel JetBrains online?
Yes. Cancellation is done through your JetBrains Account.
What is the fallback licence?
After 12 months of continuous subscription, you keep a perpetual licence for the version from 12 months ago.
Can I get a refund?
Annual subscriptions are refundable within 30 days of purchase.
Do I lose all access when I cancel?
You lose access to the latest version but may keep a fallback licence if eligible.
Is there a free version?
JetBrains offers Community editions of IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm for free.
Annual Cost
£169.00
per year for JetBrains
Cancelling saves you this every year