Concept · article 08 of 11

What happens
at the revenue cap.

The 80% warning, the 100% block on new entries, and the upgrade path that unblocks you in 60 seconds.

Ibrahim Ölmez Ibrahim ÖlmezFounder · nouz · 6 min read · Updated this week
No silent surprise. You see the cap getting close from 80% onwards. The block at 100% never sneaks up — and the upgrade unblocks you in under a minute.

The revenue cap behaviour is designed so that hitting it is never a surprise and never a real disruption. The warn banner gives you weeks of notice; the block (when it eventually fires) is bounded — only new revenue saves are affected, everything else keeps working.

01 The 80% warn

When your YTD gross revenue crosses 80% of your plan's cap, a yellow banner appears at the top of every page: "You're at 82% of your Starter plan's €100k cap. Consider upgrading to Growth." The banner shows your exact YTD and percentage. Dismissible per session, but reappears the next day if you're still above 80%.

02 The 100% block

If a revenue entry would push your YTD gross past 100% of your cap, the save attempt returns an error: revenue_cap_exceeded. The form shows an upgrade prompt instead of saving. The unsaved entry is preserved in the form — you don't lose your typing.

03 How to unblock

One of two things:

  • Upgrade to a higher plan. The prompt links directly to the plan picker. Stripe checkout, new cap, save your entry — done in 60 seconds.
  • Wait until January 1st. The YTD count resets. Practical only if you're hitting the cap on December 31st.

04 What stays working

Even at 100% cap with new revenue entries blocked, almost everything else continues to work:

  • Past entries display normally. Home, P&L, Statistics — all functional.
  • Expenses can still be logged. Only revenue is blocked.
  • Export still works. Your data is fully accessible.
  • Support is reachable. Email support@nouz.co any time.
The block is server-side. The cap check runs on the server, not in the browser. You can't bypass it by editing the request — every revenue write checks the cap before committing.

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