Startups that dropped self-serve sign-up for book-a-demo

In Q4 2026 (to 9 November 2026), 4 startups dropped their free sign-up and now ask visitors to book a demo, out of 1,797 with at least two captures in the archive that quarter. These are observations in the archive, not a market-wide rate. Coverage differs by quarter.

What counts

The homepage had a free sign-up or trial button at the previous check and now only offers a demo. A change counts in a quarter only when both checks it lies between fall in that quarter; the share is out of the startups with at least two visible captures in that quarter. Two captures do not guarantee a usable comparison, and observation frequency varies. Method.

555 observations cannot be allocated to a quarter. Inspect their date ranges. Zero counted changes does not establish that nothing changed.

555 observations · less precisely dated. Showing 81–120.

Dated less precisely

These changes happened between two checks in different quarters, or were already showing at the first check, so they are not counted in any quarter above.

1. AppSheet: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 4 January 2022 and 6 November 2026 · current website
2. Alyne: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 25 March 2016 and 6 November 2026 · current website
3. 1lens: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 16 February 2023 and 6 November 2026 · current website
4. AceUp: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 13 January 2026 and 6 November 2026 · current website
5. Equals: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 24 April 2023 and 5 November 2026 · current website
6. EigenAI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 16 November 2025 and 5 November 2026 · current website
7. e6data: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 21 July 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
8. Durate: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 29 November 2025 and 5 November 2026 · current website
9. Docufen: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
   Between 13 December 2025 and 5 November 2026 · current website
10. DeepOpinion: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 8 June 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
11. CrelioHealth: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 11 July 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
12. Cognee: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 9 July 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
13. Chronicle Labs: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 2 September 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
14. Brieff: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 6 June 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
15. Braintrust Data: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 22 July 2024 and 5 November 2026 · current website
16. BlackBoiler: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 17 June 2026 and 5 November 2026 · current website
17. Allus AI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 9 June 2026 and 4 November 2026 · current website
18. Affinda (Affinda Group): Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 21 September 2026 and 4 November 2026 · current website
19. Adentris: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 8 September 2026 and 4 November 2026 · current website
20. DigitalOcean: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 1 January 2024 and 3 November 2026 · archived page
21. Fastly: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 3 November 2025 and 28 October 2026 · archived page
22. Captions: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 2 January 2026 and 26 October 2026 · archived page
23. Creatify AI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 22 July 2026 and 23 October 2026 · archived page
24. Detectify: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 1 August 2026 and 22 October 2026 · archived page
25. Executor: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 2 August 2026 and 21 October 2026 · archived page
26. Camb AI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 2 August 2026 and 21 October 2026 · archived page
27. Comparables.ai: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 14 June 2026 and 20 October 2026 · archived page
28. Coworker.ai: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 13 July 2026 and 17 October 2026 · archived page
29. Maxwell: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 26 March 2026 and 16 October 2026 · archived page
30. Augmentus: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 21 September 2026 and 16 October 2026 · archived page
31. Cactus Compute: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 14 July 2026 and 15 October 2026 · archived page
32. Enline: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 18 April 2026 and 15 October 2026 · archived page
33. EA Global AI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 17 January 2026 and 12 October 2026 · archived page
34. AskUI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 11 July 2026 and 12 October 2026 · archived page
35. Discover Dollar: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 15 January 2025 and 11 October 2026 · archived page
36. Dataiku: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 3 November 2025 and 11 October 2026 · archived page
37. nOps: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 16 July 2025 and 5 October 2026 · archived page
38. PermitPortal: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 10 July 2025 and 25 September 2026 · archived page
39. Krane: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 13 January 2025 and 22 September 2026 · archived page
40. Praxos: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between 10 July 2025 and 21 September 2026 · archived page

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StartupHistory, “Startups that dropped self-serve sign-up for book-a-demo”, https://startuphistory.org/t/switched-to-sales-led (accessed 9 November 2026)

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