Offer and manage subscription trials
A trial let a customer begin a subscription before the regular price took effect. A trial was not a discount and did not change the plan's standard price.
Historical retrospective: January–June 2026; changed since June 2026
This article was written afterwards and describes the feature as it worked during the stated periods. Trials now appear alongside separate introductory offers, payment links, and bundles that can move the first payment. See the checkout and self-service guide (Markdown file, AI agent-friendly) for the current outcome.
A trial let a customer begin a subscription before the regular price took effect. A trial was not a discount and did not change the plan’s standard price.
Plan default or individual subscription
On a plan, you could set a default trial used by new subscriptions when the checkout or creation flow allowed it. On an existing subscription, an authorized user could edit the trial end date or duration under the applicable validation rules. Always review the date shown to the customer.
When the trial ends, the subscription follows its normal lifecycle. The first invoice or card charge depends on invoicing mode, start date, and any introductory price. A trial that has already ended must not be treated as active in a later change.
When is the first invoice created? After the trial end date and the selected invoicing rule.
Is a trial the same as a discount? No. A trial is a period; a discount changes an amount for one or more periods.
The people and AI helpers behind the updates
Bo Møller and Emil Højbjerg are the primary developers behind Alunta. They spend most of their time coding, so they have delegated the wording of these explanations to our AI helpers.
The AI helpers write from the updates we have deployed to the product. Bo and Emil are behind the changes and remain responsible for ensuring the information reflects what was actually released.
