Should I offer free trail for my SaaS?

Srivatsa Mudumby
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👋 Hey tribe! I'm planning to launch answerflowai.com on PH in the coming few weeks, been stuck on the decision weather to launch it with a free trail or straight up paid saas. I come from the notion that paying customers are the one who bring real value and direction to your saas, would love to hear community's thoughts 💭

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Anastasia Liamets
Free trial is always a good idea, unless you need a complex integration or will lead to loosing a lot of money. Any other case, I'd do that!
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Girish Gilda
In my opinion free trial is one of the best way to get users. And if your product really solves a burning problem then users are ready to pay. But first they would love to test it out if the product really solves the problem or not.
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Srivatsa Mudumby
@girish_gilda Agreed. What do you think between a free plan vs 7 day free trails across all plans?
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Girish Gilda
@srivatsa_mudumby If the software is data heavy than go for 7 day trial or else forever free account with limited features is the best.
Larry Hartman
PixelFree Studio
PixelFree Studio
@girish_gilda I have the same view!
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Elena Tsemirava
We plan to offer free trayal just to attract customers. Whoever wants to stay will stay, if not, he will leave anyway.
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Oxana
Giving some options to try your service before making a purchase is a good approach. As it gives an understandng to the users what they will get. Plus you can analyze user behaviour and see what really makes them to pay.
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Larry Hartman
PixelFree Studio
PixelFree Studio
It’s a great way to get people in the door.
Neha
YourGPT
YourGPT
Launching soon!
yes, you need to offer a free trial for your SaaS product. With a trial, users can assess your product, build trust, and make informed decisions after experiencing it firsthand.
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Larry Hartman
PixelFree Studio
PixelFree Studio
@neha_8 agreed
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Swayam
You should definitely offer free trials, it would be great to have some initial user feedback on your app and even the users will get a chance to find value in your product
Personally Print3d
I perfer to have a free trial for some time
Marvin Mändle
I think you need a free trial. As a customer I always want to try a software before I pay for it. I think you also sort out customers who don't fit to your product perfectly and save money and time for your support.
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Larry Hartman
PixelFree Studio
PixelFree Studio
@marvin_maendle I couldn’t agree more!
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Srivatsa Mudumby
@marvin_maendle what do you think between a free plan vs 7 day free trails across all plans?