No-card trials
48% of strict trial records are currently labeled as not requiring a payment card. Provider terms should still be checked at signup.
ORIGINAL DATA / UPDATED 2026-08-04
State of Freebies in America 2026
What “free” actually looks like across 5,353 normalized free-trial and conditional-benefit records—with evidence quality and eligibility kept visible.
873strict free trials
A typical known trial lasts 14 days.
Duration is known for 686 of 873 strict trial records. The catalog contains 227 seven-day, 158 fourteen-day, and 204 thirty-day trials.
Search-facing trial records
These trial records are verified or source-found. Directory-only discoveries remain searchable in the catalog and API but are not treated as equally strong evidence.
Redeemable-value records
Cash back, shopping rewards, bonuses, rebates, tax credits, grants, and loyalty perks are separated from universally free services.
Dollar estimates
These redeemable-value records have a normalized dollar estimate. Estimates are omitted when points, miles, variable cash back, or conditional value cannot be represented honestly.
409bank + card bonuses
Headline rewards require context.
The corpus contains 262 bank-account bonuses and 147 credit-card welcome offers. Deposits, direct deposit, spending, annual fees, geography, approval, and prior-customer restrictions determine whether a headline reward is attainable.
Bank-bonus guide →Card-bonus guide →1,232library records
Library cards are undercounted savings tools.
The index retains 1,232 library-access and library-benefit records, including digital media, databases, software, equipment, learning, and physical services. Because access is local, the useful answer normally requires the user’s city, county, or library system.
Digital library guide →METHOD
Reproducible, conservative, and date-stamped.
Counts are generated directly from normalized Andrew’s Freebies records on 2026-08-04. A strict free trial is a $0 evaluation period—not a free plan, money-back guarantee, demo, or paid introduction. Source-backed means verified or source-found; it does not imply that every user qualifies.
Dollar values are retained only when the record supports a reasonable normalized amount. Variable percentages, points, miles, personalized offers, and uncapped benefits are not forced into a dollar figure.
Every record keeps its provider or directory evidence and checked date. Providers can change terms without notice.