# Complimentary subscriptions with user-defined end date **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas\ **Tags:** 🚢-shipped\ **Created:** [September 19, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762 "2021-09-19T21:53:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![annelibby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/annelibby/32/15015_2.png) [@annelibby](https://forum.ghost.org/u/annelibby)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/1 "2021-09-19T21:53:40Z")
I’d love to be able to offer a complimentary subscription that lasts less than a year – it would be great to be able to enter an end date. Thanks for your consideration. ---
**Author:** ![egoes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/egoes/32/13897_2.png) [@egoes](https://forum.ghost.org/u/egoes)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/2 "2021-09-22T04:23:12Z")
In the Stripe dashboard, you can manually cancel a subscription for any date. This is how I can let someone in for a month instead of a year. Create the complimentary subscription in ghost and cancel it in Stripe. Hope this works for you! ---
**Author:** ![annelibby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/annelibby/32/15015_2.png) [@annelibby](https://forum.ghost.org/u/annelibby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/3 "2022-04-01T13:54:51Z")
My own use cases: - I don’t push the newsletter to clients in my consulting business, because it’s not for everyone. But, when I see a client sign up, it would be nice to offer them a 3-month comp subscription. This way, the additional mails will end with no further action on their part; a nice solution if it’s not for them. - When I speak at events, I would like to offer short comps for people who attend. ---
**Author:** ![davidbauer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/davidbauer/32/15586_2.png) [@davidbauer](https://forum.ghost.org/u/davidbauer)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/4 "2021-11-17T14:26:44Z")
Currently, it’s possible to give any member a complimentary subscription (and select the tier to apply to the subscription). It would be helpful if one could select for how long the complimentary subscription should run (e.g. 1 month, 3 months, 1 year, indefinitely). ---
**Author:** ![wisernewsletter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/wisernewsletter/32/14278_2.png) [@wisernewsletter](https://forum.ghost.org/u/wisernewsletter)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/5 "2022-08-12T15:49:18Z")
i agree David, this would be a great feature to have. At the moment, I have to remember to manually remove complimentary subscriptions when their time is up. ---
**Author:** ![John](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/john/32/29288_2.png) [@John](https://forum.ghost.org/u/John)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/6 "2022-08-12T17:36:29Z")
Just confirming this is in-progress and will be shipped soon ---
**Author:** ![prschulz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/prschulz/32/12872_2.png) [@prschulz](https://forum.ghost.org/u/prschulz)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/7 "2022-08-24T17:59:45Z")
Hi All - Pleased to let you know that the ability to set an end date on comped members launched today, along with the ability for those members to upgrade to a paid plan themselves. Both of these were part of a larger release for Free Trials in Ghost. > **[Free trials of premium content](https://ghost.org/changelog/free-trials/)** > > Today we're making it even easier for publishers and creators to gain new paid subscribers to their premium content, with the introduction of free trials. > > We just shipped three new ways to offer free trials natively in Ghost, depending on your... ---
**Author:** ![prschulz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/prschulz/32/12872_2.png) [@prschulz](https://forum.ghost.org/u/prschulz)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/8 "2022-08-24T18:00:44Z")
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**Author:** ![prschulz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/prschulz/32/12872_2.png) [@prschulz](https://forum.ghost.org/u/prschulz)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/complimentary-subscriptions-with-user-defined-end-date/25762/9 "2022-08-24T18:00:48Z")