DOCS-922 - Free plan deprecation release notes

blog-service/2025-06-15-manage.md

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+---
+title: Free Forever Deprecation – Trial Accounts Now Ingest 0 Data After Day 30
+image: https://help.sumologic.com/img/sumo-square.png
+keywords:
+  - trial
+  - manage-account
+  - data-ingestion
+hide_table_of_contents: true    
+---
+
+As part of the phased deprecation of our [Free plan](/docs/manage/manage-subscription/sumo-logic-flex-accounts), Sumo Logic trial accounts created after \[DATE] will have data ingestion reduced to zero after the 30-day trial ends.
+
+### What’s changing
+
+* **Days 0–30**. Full access to ingest data, create dashboards, search logs, set up alerts, and explore the platform.
+* **Days 31–37**. Ingestion stops. You can continue querying existing data for 7 days, subject to retention.
+* **Days 38–68**. Access to Kickstart Data remains, allowing continued platform exploration.
+* **Day 69+**. All data, including Kickstart, is removed. You can still log in to view saved dashboards and will be prompted to upgrade.
+
+This change simplifies the trial experience, encourages timely upgrades, and helps reduce inactive accounts while preserving access to a product tour via Kickstart Data.
+
+### Who’s affected?
+
+Only [Flex](/docs/manage/manage-subscription/sumo-logic-flex-accounts) trial accounts created after \[DATE]. Other trial types like AWS Marketplace or credits-based are not impacted.
+
+### Want to keep exploring?
+
+Upgrading unlocks full access to features, longer retention, new capabilities, and technical support.

docs/get-started/sign-up.md

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 ## Sign up through Sumo Logic
 
-To start your free trial, head to the [Sumo Logic Free Trial page](https://www.sumologic.com/sign-up). You can register for an account using either Google single sign-on (SSO) or your email address.
+To start your free trial, head to the [Sumo Logic free trial page](https://www.sumologic.com/sign-up). You can register for an account using either Google single sign-on (SSO) or your email address.
 
 ### Register using Google SSO