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# Free trial

How the Keryo free trial works and what happens when it ends.

Keryo has no free tier, so a **free trial** lets you explore the platform before you commit. To use the app you need either an **active subscription** or a **running free trial** at all times.

## What you can do without active access

Before you start a trial or subscribe, only a few things are reachable:

* Your **profile**
* **Starting a free trial**
* **Subscribing** to a paid plan

Everything else — creating client workspaces, connecting social accounts, drafting and scheduling posts — requires an active trial or subscription.

> *\[Screenshot: Prompt inviting the user to start a free trial or subscribe]*

## Starting a trial

Start your trial from the app. Once it's running, you get full access to the features of your trial tier so you can create workspaces, connect **LinkedIn** and **X**, and try AI rewriting and scheduling.

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While a trial is running, the app behaves exactly like a paid subscription.
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## When the trial ends

When your trial ends and no subscription is active, access to the app is paused — your data stays safe, but you won't be able to create or publish until you subscribe.

## Subscribing

To keep using Keryo, subscribe to a plan through Stripe Checkout. See:

* [Plans & Pricing](/keryo-docs/account-and-billing/plans-and-pricing.md) — compare Freelance, Studio, and Agency.
* [Managing Your Subscription](/keryo-docs/account-and-billing/managing-your-subscription.md) — how to subscribe and manage billing.

Have a code instead? See [Redeem Codes](/keryo-docs/account-and-billing/redeem-codes.md).