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#freemium case studies
2 sourced case studies tagged #freemium. Every number links inline to the page it came from; self-reported figures are labelled as such.
- Tally: a free form builder that grew to $5M ARR, fully bootstrapped
- Carrd: a $19/year one-page site builder that reached $2M ARR without marketing
SaaS2 sources · 2 min
Tally: a free form builder that grew to $5M ARR, fully bootstrapped
Tally launched in 2020 with a generous free tier and a 'Made with Tally' badge. Five years later it passed $5M ARR with 11 people.
saasfreemiumviral-loop
SaaS3 sources · 2 min
Carrd: a $19/year one-page site builder that reached $2M ARR without marketing
A solo founder known only as AJ turned years of selling website templates into a deliberately limited, very cheap site builder. Free sites carry the brand; low prices do the converting.
saasfreemiumviral-loop
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