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# Free trial periods

Paid and custom plans can be configured to start with a free trial period when a subscription is created.

Stigg's allows product manager and growth team members to add, modify and remove trial period for plans without requiring additional engineering changes.

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## Time-based trial periods

In time-based free trials, customers are granted free access to the product for certain amount of time, for example: 30 days.

## Spend-based trial periods

In spend-based trials, customers are granted free access to the product until they reach incur a specific spend limit, for example: `$30` worth of credits.

Cost-based trials are can be useful for plans with pay-as-you-go pricing. When customers reach the defined cost, additional access to features that are defined as pay-as-you-go charges will be denied.

<Note>
  Cost-based trials are available only for paid plans
</Note>

## Combination of time-based and spend-based trials

In a combined time-based and spend-based trial customers are granted free access to the product until they reach incur a specific spend limit within a specific time period, for example: `$30` worth of credits for 3 months.

<Note>
  Combined time-based and cost-based trials are available only for paid plans
</Note>

## Configuring free trials

### Adding a default trial period

When defining the plan's price:

1. Set the **Start in a free trial** toggle ON.
2. Set the default trial configuration.
3. Click on **Save changes**.

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When the plan's price has already been defined:

1. Click on the **Add free trial** link in the plan's Price section.
2. Continue as described above.

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### Changing the default trial period

1. Click on the dotted menu icon under the **Free trial** section and select the **Edit** action.
2. Enter the updated default trial configuration.
3. Click on **Save changes**.

### Removing the default trial configuration

1. Click on the dotted menu icon under the **Free trial** section and select the **Remove** action.
2. Confirm the action.

<Note>
  By default, customers are eligible for **one free trial per [product](../../../../products/overview)**.

  Additional trial access can be granted programmatically by overriding the default trial settings and [when provisioning subscriptions via the Stigg app](../../../../../managing-customers-and-subscriptions/subscriptions/provisioning-subscriptions).

  Similarly, customers can be forced to start in a paid or custom plan both programmatically and [when provisioning subscriptions via the Stigg app](../../../../../managing-customers-and-subscriptions/subscriptions/provisioning-subscriptions).
</Note>