Gocardless drops 90-day free trial and cuts visible plan tiers to two
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Gocardless's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Pricing page hero restructured: 4-plan carousel (Standard, Advanced, Pro, Custom) replaced by simplified 2-card view (Standard + Custom only) with 'Looking for enhanced features? View our Advanced and Pro plans' prompt below; 90-day no-fees promotional trial removed. Before: prominent banner 'Join today and pay no fees for 90 days' with dedicated sign-up link and 'Try 90 days fee free' CTA. After: standard pricing page with no trial offer. Pulse files it as a packaging change (positioning, trial change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 17, 2026) lists Advanced at GBP 0.01 per transaction (domestic) + GBP 0.2 per transaction (domestic), Standard at GBP 0.2 per transaction (domestic) + GBP 0.01 per transaction (domestic), Pro at GBP 0.01 per transaction (domestic) + GBP 0.2 per transaction (domestic), Your name on bank statements at GBP 50 and Fully custom checkout at GBP 150.
It lands 17 days after Gocardless's previous change, "Gocardless cuts international coverage to 30+ countries, adds euro pricing" (Mar 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Gocardless expands to 40+ countries, adds capital financing" (Mar 3, 2026) and "Gocardless expands international payments coverage to 40+ countries" (Week 7, 2026). Gocardless has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
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- Standard, Advanced, Pro · PositioningPositioning
Pricing page hero restructured: 4-plan carousel (Standard, Advanced, Pro, Custom) replaced by simplified 2-card view (Standard + Custom only) with 'Looking for enhanced features? View our Advanced and Pro plans' prompt below.
- Standard · TrialRemoved
Before90-day no-fees promotional trial
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard, Advanced, Pro | Positioning | Pricing page hero restructured: 4-plan carousel (Standard, Advanced, Pro, Custom) replaced by simplified 2-card view (Standard + Custom only) with 'Looking for enhanced features? View our Advanced and Pro plans' prompt below. | Positioning | |
| Standard | Trial | 90-day no-fees promotional trial | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Gocardless's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Gocardless's pricing page (gocardless.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the 90-day no-fees promotional trial no longer appears.
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Gocardless, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 17, 2026packagingGoCardless: international coverage cut 40+ → 30+ countries
- Mar 31, 2026packagingGocardless hides premium tiers, adds visible add-on pricing from 50/month
- Apr 3, 2026packagingGocardless drops 90-day free trial and cuts visible plan tiers to two · this change
- Mar 17, 2026packagingGocardless cuts international coverage to 30+ countries, adds euro pricing
- Mar 3, 2026improvedGocardless expands to 40+ countries, adds capital financing
- Week 7, 2026improvedGocardless expands international payments coverage to 40+ countries
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changesQuestions about this change
Did Gocardless raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: positioning, trial change.
What changed on Gocardless's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Pricing page hero restructured: 4-plan carousel (Standard, Advanced, Pro, Custom) replaced by simplified 2-card view (Standard + Custom only) with 'Looking for enhanced features? View our Advanced and Pro plans' prompt below; Standard trial: 90-day no-fees promotional trial → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Gocardless change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Gocardless in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Gocardless cuts international coverage to 30+ countries, adds euro pricing" on Mar 17, 2026; Gocardless has been tracked since 2023-11-14.