How much notice do you need to cancel an auto-renewal?
90 days is the median across the largest cohort we measured: Master Services Agreements under United States law, based on 29 contracts. The full spread by contract type is below.
What this clause is
Most business contracts renew themselves unless you say otherwise. The notice window is how far before the renewal date you have to tell the supplier you are leaving. Miss it, and you are committed to another full term.
Why it matters
This is the clause that quietly costs the most, because missing it does not feel like a decision. A 90 day window on an annual contract means the real decision date is nine months in, not twelve, and almost nobody diarises it.
What the market actually does
Measured across 58 contracts in 2 cohorts. Each row is a separate group of contracts, so a technology cohort and a healthcare cohort are counted and reported separately rather than averaged together.
| Contract type | Governing law | Industry | Median | Middle 50% range | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Services Agreement | United States | Technology | 90 days | 60 days to 90 days | 29 |
| SaaS agreement | United States | Technology | 30 days | 30 days | 29 |
Sources: negotiated agreements filed with the us sec, sec filings and published standard terms, covering 2020 to 2026. Individual companies are never named. Cohorts are published only where at least 20 contracts were measured.
If your contract is worse than this
If the window is longer than the market, ask to shorten it. If you cannot move it, put the deadline in a calendar the day you sign, set to fire two weeks before the notice date.
Check your own contract against this
Citrus reads a supplier contract and tells you which clauses sit outside the market, in plain English, with the comparison shown. One contract, no card.
Other clause benchmarks
Figures reflect the Citrus reference set as at 2026-07-19. These are market observations, not legal advice, and the right position for your contract depends on what you are buying and what leverage you have.