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Corporate VPN: what it costs and how a company pays

The real question for whoever pays for employees’ access is not “what does a month cost” but “what will I actually pay”: when the money is taken, what happens when a new employee arrives mid-month, and what happens if accounting did not top up the account in time. Here is how it works in the “Company” section of your Mayak account.

In short. A company pays for devices: one place is one device at 100 ₽ a month, 10 places or more, for 1 or 3 months. The money sits in the company account, and the renewal is charged from it automatically on the last day of the term. New places added mid-term work at once, and you pay only for the days left. If the money is not enough, employees’ devices move to their own places and come back after payment.

We build Mayak — a private network for phones, TVs and computers. For teams, your account has a “Company” section: one account to pay from, places for employees’ devices, and departments. 3 days free once you confirm your email, no card required.

What the amount is made of

Number of devices × number of months × the price of a place. A place costs 100 ₽ a month: the minimum set of 10 devices is 1,000 ₽ for a month or 3,000 ₽ for 3 months. If your company has agreed its own price or discount, your account uses it. Your account shows the exact amount before you pay: the server calculates it the same way it charges, so what you see and what is charged do not differ.

  • The minimum is 10 devices. Your account offers ready-made sets, and you can type your own number.
  • The term is 1 or 3 months. We do not sell longer ones.
  • You pay for devices, not people. An employee with a phone and a laptop needs two places.

Diagram: how the company’s money moves

  1. Top-up

    The main manager, or someone with the “Payments” right, tops up the company account by card or via SBP — from 50 to 10,000 ₽ per payment.

  2. Company accountC‑472‑918‑563

    Every top-up and charge is listed in your account under “Account movements”.

  3. Last day of the term

    The renewal is charged from the account automatically — for every place handed out. If the money is short, reminders come 7, 3 and 1 day ahead.

    Enough

    Employees keep working without noticing a thing.

    Not enough

    Employees’ devices move to their own places — a personal plan or a family group. After payment they come back by themselves.

+ Add places

Mid-term — at once, paying only for the days left.

− Remove places

Only from the next term.

The account number is made up. Places handed out but not yet paid for are marked “waiting for payment” in the company structure; the “Pay” button shows how much is missing.

The company account

A company has its own account number starting with the Latin letter C. It is topped up the same way as a personal one — by card or via SBP, the Russian Faster Payments System — and the bank statement shows the company’s account number. One payment is from 50 to 10,000 ₽; if you need more, top up several times.

The account can be topped up by the company’s main manager and by anyone they gave the “Payments” right — an accountant, for example. Every movement on the account is visible in your account.

If the company has never paid before, its first term starts by itself as soon as there is enough money in the account.

A new employee mid-month

Places can be added at any time: they work at once, and you pay only for the days left in the current term. Places can be removed only from the next term.

Places can even be handed out before they are paid for: department managers invite people, and such places are marked “waiting for payment” in the company structure. Only paid places work; the “Pay” button shows how much is missing. As soon as the money is in the account, the waiting places start working.

Renewal and reminders

The renewal is charged from the company account automatically on the last day of the term — for every place handed out. If the account is short, the main manager and everyone with the “Payments” right get reminders 7, 3 and 1 day before the term ends.

What happens if you do not pay

The company does not drag its employees down with it. If the term is not paid, employees’ devices move to their own places by themselves — a personal plan or a family group, if they have one. After payment the devices return to the company’s places, with no need to reconnect. The company structure and departments stay as they were.

If you decide to stop

The “Company” section has a “Cancel the service” button. Your account shows in advance how much goes back to the company account for unused whole months, and only then asks you to confirm. A company is deleted on the main manager’s request — we get in touch and confirm; a company that has never had money in it, the main manager deletes by themselves.

What is not here

  • payment by invoice for a legal entity with closing documents — card or SBP only;
  • automatic card payments — renewal comes from the company account, which you top up;
  • a trial with a company invitation — the company pays for the employee’s access.

Short answers

How much does business access cost? 100 ₽ a month per device, 10 devices or more: the minimum is 1,000 ₽ a month. Your account shows the exact amount before you pay.

Can we pay for five devices? No, the minimum is 10. For two to five people a personal plan with a group fits — how it works.

We added someone mid-month — what do we pay? Only for the days until the end of the current term.

Who can pay for the company? The main manager and anyone they gave the “Payments” right.

Where do I start? In the “Company” section of your account; what this is and how it differs from office network access — in our corporate VPN explainer, how to invite people — in the article on connecting employees, briefly — in the help centre.

Try Mayak

A private network for phones, TVs and computers. For teams — the “Company” section in your account: one account to pay from, places for employees’ devices, departments and managers. 3 days free once you confirm your email, no card needed.

The account is created right in the app. A confirmed email opens the access — 3 free days.