# How to Offer Free Trials Without Requiring a Credit Card

DevFeed: [How to Offer Free Trials Without Requiring a Credit Card](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-offer-free-trials-without-requiring-a-credit-card-9874.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/free-trial-no-credit-card/>)

Author: Aarthi Poonia

Published: 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [checkout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/checkout.md>), [conversion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conversion.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [subscription](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscription.md>)

## AI overview

This guide explains how to offer SaaS free trials without collecting credit card details. It recommends managing trial state in the application, gating premium features with a trial-end timestamp, and initiating checkout only when a user upgrades or reaches a paywall. It also compares no-card and card-required trials, including their trade-offs for signups and conversion.

## Source excerpt

How to offer a free trial without requiring a credit card: manage trial state in your own app, gate features on a trial_ends_at timestamp, and trigger checkout only at upgrade. Includes code examples, upgrade triggers, and conversion benchmarks.