"I killed the Free plan on my SaaS and switched to Free Trials. My conversions actually went UP" from Reddit r/saas, ranked #13. By Savings-Anxiety-6386, 1 score, 0 comments. Data from Daily Trends.
I killed the Free plan on my SaaS and switched to Free Trials. My conversions actually went UP
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- Savings-Anxiety-6386
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- 3/27/2026, 11:04:34 PM
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- 3/28/2026, 12:00:00 AM
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Hey everyone, Just wanted to share a quick win and a hard lesson I learned recently while scaling my project. For context, I build and run [**MapsLeadExtractor.com**](https://mapsleadextractor.com/), a B2B tool designed to scrape high-quality leads directly from Google Maps. When I first launched, I did what the classic playbook says: I offered a generous "Forever Free" tier to lower the barrier to entry and get eyeballs on the product. **The result?** Lots of signups, high server load, and almost *zero* upgrades. I was attracting freebie seekers who had no intention of ever paying for B2B lead generation. I realized I needed to make a brutal pivot. I completely removed the free tier and switched to strictly Paid Plans with a Free Trial. I was terrified my traffic and signups would flatline. And honestly, total raw signups *did* drop. But here is the crazy part: **My actual conversions to paid users skyrocketed.** *\[Link or upload your Stripe MRR / Conversion rate screenshot here...