Automation credits are the usage unit Sheetgo uses to measure how much automation work your product runs. They replace the older transfer terminology.

An automation uses credits when it runs and moves, splits, merges, generates, or sends data. The number of credits used depends on what the automation does and how many outputs or operations are executed.

Each time an automation runs, it uses automation credits, whether you start it manually or a trigger starts it.

Trigger estimates use different units:

In a workflow with several triggers, each trigger runs only its own automations. An automation runs and uses credits only when its trigger fires, rather than the whole workflow running every time. See Use more than one trigger in a workflow.

For file or folder change triggers, every ticked event is another way to start a run. For example, a file edited twice a day means about sixty runs a month. Start with the default events. See Run a workflow when a file or folder changes.

Paid plans include a monthly amount of automation credits. If usage goes above the included amount, standard paid plans can charge overage for occasional extra usage.

If your team expects recurring high usage and wants to avoid frequent overage, contact Sheetgo Sales to discuss an Enterprise plan with custom automation credit limits.

Older articles may still mention transfers. In current pricing and product language, those should be read as automation credits.