free tier
No-cost service option
A free tier is a basic level of service offered at no cost, typically by software or online platforms.
Companies use free tiers to attract users who may later upgrade to paid plans with more features: The free tier includes 5GB of storage.
The term comes from pricing structures organized into levels or tiers, with free at the bottom.
- freemiumHybrid monetization approach
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- basicFundamental in nature
- subscriptionPaid recurring access
- premiumAdded cost for better
upgrade · limited · complimentary · zero cost · starter · signup · cloud · storage · bandwidth · quota · credits · plan · pricing · monetization · SaaS · account · access · restricted
- access levelsadmin, administrator, user, guest, restricted
- free stufffreeware, demo, public domain, creative commons, freemium
- freebiesfreebie, freebies, samples, giveaways, giveaway
- lite versionslite version, lite beer, light beer, demo version, trial version
- access restrictionspassword, paywall, login wall, geo-block, IP ban
- streamingNetflix, Hulu, streaming, stream, YouTube
free tierpaid tier
Subscription requiring payment
premium tier · premium plan · subscription tier · commercial license · top tier
free tierpaywall
Fee-based content restriction
members-only · exclusive access · restricted access · pay-to-play
free tierfull access
Total permission granted
premium tier · unlimited plan · pro version · complete package
free, tier, freed, freely, freedom, freeing, freer, freest, unfree