[jpomykala]

“Free trials should not require a credit card.” I have a small project where I allow people to auto-translate their web and mobile applications. I’m using Google Translate and DeepL for translating texts from language to another. DeepL charges me $20 for every 500k translated characters. What I supposed to do? I’m getting a bit pissed off because I spotted multiple accounts who registered for the highest plan, used the whole auto-translation quota and quit without paying. Sometimes, users just misbehaving, and this is the reason why there are some dark patterns. Personally, I don’t use any. If you are looking for some decent i18n platform, try SimpleLocalize.io

[praash]

Registering for the highest tier plan definitely shouldn't mean a free trial. Why didn't you charge them upfront the moment they wished to choose a bigger non-free plan?