contractual ratchet greenfield

The graduation ratchet

A Greenfield graduate never pays an install fee. You grow. You do not migrate. The ratchet is contractual: when the map outgrows the Greenfield path, you step into Standard on the brain you already own. There is no second install to buy, and no new graph to rebuild.

This node The graduation ratchet depends-on What Greenfield is bounded-by What Greenfield does not include

Seats, capacity, support hours, and extra connectors each have a visible trigger. First one crossed fires the ratchet.

Then: written notice, a 60-day window, then the Standard fee. The footprint re-sizes at your cost. The install fee you already skipped does not come back.

Graduation is on the contract from day one. It is mechanical, not a negotiation you discover later.

Claims

What this page stands behind.

#claim-no-install-fee

A Greenfield graduate never pays an install fee.

Applies to: Greenfield
Evidence: The burst is a tax on starting late. You already started on time.
Since: 2026-08-20

#claim-ratchet

Trigger, then written notice, then a 60-day window, then the Standard fee. You grow; you do not migrate.

Applies to: Greenfield
Evidence: Footprint re-sizes at your cost. The install fee does not reappear.
Since: 2026-08-20

#claim-triggers

Graduation fires on seats, capacity, support hours, or scope — first crossed.

Applies to: Greenfield
Evidence: Seats: more than 50 knowledge workers, sustained. Capacity: the window is exhausted and lag is still late. Support: included hours exceeded in two of any three months. Scope: repeated beyond-pack connectors.
Since: 2026-08-20

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