---
title: Workspaces
description: Accounts, workspaces, and how resources and billing are scoped.
order: 4
---

Atlasflow organizes everything you do inside a **workspace**. Understanding the relationship between your account and your workspaces helps when you start collaborating or separating projects.

## Accounts and workspaces

- An **account** is your personal login identity (your email and password).
- A **workspace** is a container for projects, billing, and members. Your account can belong to multiple workspaces.

When you sign up, Atlasflow creates a personal workspace for you. You can create more workspaces and switch between them in the dashboard.

```mermaid
flowchart TD
  account["Account (you)"] --> ws1["Workspace: Personal"]
  account --> ws2["Workspace: Acme Inc"]
  ws1 --> p1["Projects"]
  ws2 --> p2["Projects"]
  ws2 --> b2["Billing & plan"]
```

## What a workspace owns

| Scope                   | Examples                                                                                    |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Projects**            | Each project belongs to exactly one workspace.                                              |
| **Billing**             | The plan, subscription, usage, and credits are per workspace. See [Billing](/docs/billing.md). |
| **Plan-gated features** | Build machine tiers, regions, and replicas depend on the workspace plan.                    |

## Switching workspaces

Use the workspace switcher in the dashboard to move between workspaces. Your active workspace determines which projects you see and which billing account is used.

## Plans are per workspace

Because billing is scoped to the workspace, each workspace has its own plan and subscription. A workspace must have an [active subscription](/docs/billing/plans.md) before it can deploy.

## Next steps

- [Plans](/docs/billing/plans.md): compare Hobby, Pro, and Team.
- [Projects](/docs/concepts/projects.md): create projects inside a workspace.
- [Getting started](/docs/getting-started.md): set up your first workspace and project.