Every new account automatically gets a 7-day trial with full access. No credit card, no auto-renewal.
What is included
| Feature | Trial | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Installer | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLI for all four platforms | ✓ | ✓ |
| VS Code Extension | ✓ | ✓ |
| GitHub Action | ✓ | ✓ |
| All built-in rule packages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom rules (unlimited) | ✓ | ✓ |
| API keys (unlimited) | ✓ | ✓ |
The trial is functionally not a reduced mode. You see CodeCharter exactly as paying customers do.
How the trial starts
As soon as you confirm your email, the timer starts. You can see the remaining time in the dashboard.
How the trial ends
Three days before expiry we send a reminder email to the address registered
on the account. On the day of expiry the subscription is automatically set
to Expired.
After that:
- CI receives 403 on the next release pull
- Downloads in the portal are no longer available
- Login still works — you can see your status but can no longer pull anything
- API keys remain active but return 403 until the subscription is running again
Extending the trial
Reply to the reminder email with your request and we will extend it manually or help you switch to a paid plan.
Converting the trial to a subscription
In the portal under Billing you choose the plan and billing cycle and complete the process in Stripe Checkout. From the moment of payment your subscription continues seamlessly — no data migration needed, same account.
Enterprise and on-premises run through [email protected] instead — we send the contract draft and invoice outside the Stripe flow.
Multiple trials per person
Not possible. There is one trial per email address. If you delete your account after the trial expires and try to register with the same address, the email blacklist will block it.
If you have a legitimate need for another trial access — for example because a new colleague wants to evaluate CodeCharter for their team — they simply register with their own email address and get their own trial.
Further reading
More at Plan overview.