# Onboarding

### Step 1: Apply for access

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1. Apply for access at <https://www.shippercrm.com/apply> on any browser.
2. Fill out and submit the form to apply for access.
3. Upon submission, your account should be verified in 1-2 business days. Alternatively, you can authenticate using [Highway](https://highway.com/) and get approved instantly.

### Step 2: Select a plan

We offer three kinds of plans - Lite, Essential and Pro. The differences between the three are outlined below. Pick the plan that best fits the needs of you and your organization.

#### Lite

The Lite Plan includes the following:

* **Access to the Magic Map**
* **Magic Filters:** Filter the shipper database by state, predicted equipment, commodities and revenue&#x20;
* **CRM**
* **Decision Maker Intelligence:** Each list of Linkedin profiles is sorted based on decision maker likelihood
* **50 Company Files**: This information is accessible from the Magic Map, and includes company description, location, revenue estimates and more.
* **Pay as-you-go Enrichment Credits**: Enrichment credits are $1/credit.

#### Essential

The Essential Plan includes the following:

* **Everything in Lite**
* **300 Company Files**&#x20;
* **10 Included Enrichment Credits**

#### Pro

The Pro Plan is the best way to grow your book of businesses efficiently. The Pro Plan includes the following:

* **Unlimited Shipper Profiles**
* **Unlimited Requests for LinkedIn Profiles**
* **On-demand Requests for Phone & Email Enrichment**: The exact number of credits will depend on the commitment you select in step 3.

You can learn more about the differences between the free and pro plans [here](https://docs.shippercrm.com/start-guide/free-vs-pro).

### Step 3: Select a commitment (Pro Plan only)

If you decide the Pro Plan is best suited to your needs, you will be prompted to select a commitment duration. We offer offer two duration types: 3 months and 12 months. Both cost $200 / month per seat, but they differ in how many [enrichment credits](https://docs.shippercrm.com/settings/organization/enrichment-credits) they come with.

The 3 month plan grants you 200 enrichment credits per seat; the 12 month plan has 900 credits per seat. This means that **the 12 month commitment comes with 100 free credits per seat.**

You can learn more about enrichment credits and how they work [here](https://docs.shippercrm.com/settings/organization/enrichment-credits).

### Step 4:  Set up your organization

After selecting your commitment, you'll be taken to a screen to setup your organization. Here, you can set the structure of your organization. If you operate under a broker-agent model, you'll be able to add any agencies that operate under your organization here.

You can learn more about teams & agencies [here](https://docs.shippercrm.com/teams-and-agencies).

### &#x20;Step 5: Start searching

Congratulations! You've completed the onboarding process for ShipperCRM and can start searching for shippers right away on the [Magic Map](https://docs.shippercrm.com/magic-map/overview)!
