What's included in the Free plan?

PostSnag's Free plan costs $0, needs no credit card, and never expires: it includes 3 profile scans total, not weekly, with each scan previewing the first 30 posts in your dashboard and blurring the rest behind a subscribe or upgrade wall, plus limited group scanning. Free opens nearly the whole dashboard from day one; Discovery is the one feature that needs Pro or Lifetime.

This article covers exactly what's in Free, how the 3-scan total and the 30-post preview work day to day, and what changes if you upgrade.

What Free includes

• The Chrome extension, with the capture panel that reads posts live as you scroll a profile, a Page, or a group.
• 3 profile scans total, with no weekly reset. Opening a member's profile from inside a group and scanning it also draws from the same total. Once you've used all 3, you need to upgrade to scan another profile.
• A 30-post preview on each scan. Your dashboard shows the first 30 posts from a scanned profile normally; anything beyond that is blurred behind a subscribe or upgrade wall until you upgrade.
• Limited group scanning, for scrolling and capturing an entire Facebook Group's own feed. Pro and Lifetime remove the limit entirely.
• Most of the dashboard: Overview, Profiles, Posts, Groups, Compare, Bookmarks, and Folders, plus a Recent scans list, all open from day one. Discovery is the exception; it needs Pro or Lifetime.

Free suits testing PostSnag out or doing occasional, light research: checking a small number of profiles, getting a first read on a competitor, or trying the workflow before deciding whether to upgrade.

The 3-scan total, with no weekly reset

Free's 3 profile scans don't refill on a weekly or monthly clock. You get 3, period, and each one, whether it's a profile you've never scanned or one you're checking again for new posts, draws from that same total. Once all 3 are used, the panel lets you know and links to upgrade; scanning another profile from there needs Pro or Lifetime.

The 30-post preview and the paywall

Every profile scan on Free shows its first 30 posts normally in your dashboard. If a profile has more than 30, the rest are still there, but blurred, sitting behind a subscribe or upgrade wall right in the dashboard. You can see that more exists; you can't open, read, or export it until you upgrade. Upgrading removes the blur on posts already sitting in your dashboard.

What's Pro and Lifetime only

• Discovery, PostSnag's caption and hook pattern engine, is gated to Pro and Lifetime. It doesn't appear on Free at all.
• Full post history past the 30-post preview. Upgrading is what unblurs it.
• Complete-capture exports. Free exports match the 30-post preview; see How does exporting work on Free vs paid? for exactly what that covers.

What happens when you hit a limit

• Used all 3 profile scans: the panel shows a notice with a link to upgrade before you can scan another profile.
• Past 30 posts on a scanned profile: the dashboard shows the rest of that profile's posts blurred, with a subscribe or upgrade prompt over them.
• Used your group scans for now: the panel lets you know, with a link to upgrade.

[SCREENSHOT: the blurred post preview and upgrade wall in the dashboard]

What actually changes on a paid plan

Pro and Lifetime remove every Free cap:

• No cap on profile scans. Scan as many profiles as you want, whenever you want.
• No 30-post preview. A profile's full post history is visible in your dashboard, nothing blurred.
• Unlimited group scanning.
• Discovery included.
• Complete-capture exports, covering everything captured, not just the first 30 posts.

See What are PostSnag's plans and pricing? for the full breakdown of Pro and Lifetime, and what each costs.

Common questions

How many profile scans do I get on the Free plan?

3 total. They don't reset weekly or monthly. Once you've used all 3, you need to upgrade to scan another profile.

What does the 30-post preview mean?

Each profile scan shows its first 30 posts normally in your dashboard. Anything past 30 is there, but blurred behind a subscribe or upgrade wall, until you upgrade.

Can I still scan Facebook Groups on the Free plan?

Yes, but it's limited. Pro and Lifetime remove the limit entirely.

Is Discovery available on the Free plan?

No. Discovery needs Pro or Lifetime.

Do I need a credit card to use the Free plan?

No. Free costs $0, needs no card, and doesn't expire.

Related articles

• What are PostSnag's plans and pricing?
• Pro or Lifetime: which plan should I choose?
• How do I upgrade to Pro or Lifetime?
• What happens to my captured data if I downgrade or cancel?
• How do big exports and export notifications work?

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