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Every free plan and free trial across the tools we compare, in one table: what the free plan includes, how long the trial lasts, and whether the vendor says you need a card.

Prices checked October 14, 2026 By Credence Intel Research
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ToolWhat the free plan includesFree trialLink
ActiveCampaignEmail marketingNo free plan14 days
No card needed
Start trial
AirtableNo-codeUp to 5 Editor/Creator collaborators per workspace, 1,000 records per base, 1 GB attachments per base, 1,000 API calls/month, 2 weeks revision history, 500 AI credits per editor/month–Start free
BrevoEmail marketingFree forever, up to 300 emails a day once the account is approved for sending–Start free
BubbleNo-codeFor building/development: 50K workload units/mo, 1 app editor, 6 hours server logs; Bubble says Free plan apps are 'designed for development, not production traffic'; going live with a custom domain starts on Starter.–Start free
CanvaContentFree plan for one person, with 4.7+ million stock items and 1.6+ million templates–Start free
DescriptContent$0; 60 media minutes/month; 100 AI credits (one-time); 720p export; watermark-free export not included–Start free
FreshBooksAccountingNo free plan30 days
No card needed
Start trial
GrammarlyContent$0; basic spelling and grammar, tone visibility; 100 AI prompts/month7 daysStart trial
HubSpot CRMCRMFree tools edition with up to two free users; free CRM page says up to two users and 1,000 contacts, no expiration date.14 daysStart trial
JasperAI toolsNo free plan7 daysStart trial
KitEmail marketingFree up to 10,000 subscribers: unlimited landing pages & forms, unlimited email broadcasts, tagging & segmentation, sell digital products & subscriptions. No visual automations or sequences; Kit branding stays.14 days
No card needed
Start trial
MailchimpEmail marketingLimit of 250 contacts; max 500 sends/month or 250/day; 1 seat; 1 audience; marketing automation flows 'Not included' in Key Plan Features (detailed table says 'Free preview'); email scheduling not included; Mailchimp branding cannot be removed; pre-built templates 'Limited'; email support for first 30 days; sending pauses if limits exceeded.14 daysStart trial
MailerLiteEmail marketingUp to 250 active subscribers, 2,500 emails/month, 2 user seats, 3 automations, 1 website and 1 landing page, 1 digital product or booking, 3 signup forms; MailerLite logo stays; no sending via API or MCP; sending locks above 250 subscribers.14 days
No card needed
Start trial
MakeAutomation1,000 credits a month, visual builder, routers and filters–Start free
n8nAutomationNo free cloud plan shown on the page; the self-hosted Community Edition is free ('A standard, self-hosted version of n8n is available on GitHub'). You pay for your own server.–Start free
noCRM.ioCRMNo free plan15 days
No card needed
Start trial
NotionAI tools$0; unlimited pages/blocks for individuals, limited for 2+ members; 5 MB file uploads; 7-day page history; 10 guests; only a trial of Notion AI–Start free
PerplexityAI tools$0; 3 Pro Searches/day, 1 Research query/month, limited file uploads; citations in every answer–Start free
PipedriveCRMNo free plan14 days
No card needed
Start trial
QuickBooks OnlineAccountingPlan named 'Free': $0, no credit card required, 1 user, no accountant access, send 2 invoices per month (unlimited if you qualify for and enable QuickBooks Payments), connect 1 bank, 3 reports (P&L, balance sheet, account quick report), chat support; no mobile app or third-party integrations.30 daysStart trial
Salesforce StarterCRMNo free plan30 days
No card needed
Start trial
SenderEmail marketingFree Forever: up to 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails/month; email automation, newsletters, landing pages, signup forms & popups, transactional emails included; contains Sender branding; no auto-resend to non-openers; no credit card; includes 14-day trial of paid features.14 days
No card needed
Start trial
WaveAccountingStarter: $0; unlimited estimates, invoices, bills and bookkeeping records; card payments 2.9% + $0.60 (Amex 3.4% + $0.60). Auto-import of bank transactions, adding users and automated late-payment reminders are Pro features.–Start free
WebflowNo-codeStarter: webflow.io domain, limited CMS (50 items, 20 collections), 2 static pages, 1 GB bandwidth, 50 form submissions–Start free
ZapierAutomation100 tasks/mo; unlimited Zap workflows/Tables/Forms; two-step Zap workflows; 1 seat; 15-minute polling14 days
No card needed
Start trial
Zoho BooksAccounting1 user + 1 accountant, 1,000 invoices and 1,000 bills/expenses a year, 5 scheduled reports, 50 receipt autoscans/month, email support only, no add-ons except document autoscans; available while revenue for the financial year does not exceed $50K.14 daysStart trial
Zoho CRMCRMForever free for 3 users; up to 10 custom email templates; data export up to 10 times; 5,000 API calls/day; standard reports; workflow automation; mobile apps.15 daysStart trial
Free-plan limits and trial lengths as published on each vendor's site, read on October 14, 2026. Trial lengths with no "no card" note did not state whether a card is required.

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