Freemium
Free tier as bait, paid tiers as the business. The free version is calibrated to be useful enough to adopt and limited enough to outgrow — usually the week you depend on it.
Heard in the wild
“The freemium plan allows three users; you have four. Funny how that works.”
Tone check: Technical
Legitimate model, deliberate limits. Map the paywall before building your workflow on the free tier.