Paid Trials

I'd love to see support for paid trials in Dodo Payments.

Right now, trials are typically free, which can attract spam users, fake signups, and people who have no real intention of becoming paying customers.

A paid trial option would allow merchants to charge a small amount (e.g. $1, $5, or any custom amount) before granting trial access. This helps:

• Reduce abuse and spam signups

• Verify that users have a valid payment method

• Improve trial-to-paid conversion quality

• Filter for users with genuine purchase intent

Ideally, this could work similarly to existing trial settings, but with a configurable upfront charge that automatically transitions into the regular subscription after the trial period ends.

For SaaS products, especially B2B tools, paid trials are often more effective than completely free trials and provide a better balance between user acquisition and abuse prevention.

PAID TRIALS ARE THE BEST FREE TRIAL PROTECTION A SASS CAN HAVE.

Would love to see this added.