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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.

Observed changes bounded within a quarter. Capture coverage varies; percentages are not market-wide rates.
QuarterCompanies with changesWith 2+ capturesObserved share
Q4 2026 · so far41,7970.2%
Q3 202628150.2%
Q2 202601680%
Q1 202604010%
Q4 20250610%
Q3 202504990%

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.

561 observations across all dates. Showing 281–320.

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. Eden AI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  2. Intelis: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  3. Cherub: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  4. Cypris: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  5. Kore.ai: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  6. Augment Code: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  7. IcePanel: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  8. AI or Not: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  9. Knock: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  10. Quantagonia: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  11. airfocus: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  12. Cargofive: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  13. Qodo: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  14. EnergyHawk: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  15. PVcase: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  16. Fortanix: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  17. Fireflies.ai: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  18. Claroty: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  19. Mindgard: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  20. RapidAPI: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  21. DWH.DEV: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  22. SolverX: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  23. FelixFusion: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  24. SalesPlay X: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  25. Lombard Standard: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  26. QRA Corp.: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  27. Merx: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  28. Markit Social: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  29. Rewatch: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  30. Carbide: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  31. Hireguide: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  32. AQUAOSO Technologies: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  33. Exchange Robotics: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  34. Evidently: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  35. Docsum: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  36. Meroxa: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  37. ContextSDK: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  38. 2501.ai: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  39. Looppanel: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · archived page
  40. Escape: Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.
    Between and · 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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