Every install gets a 30-day full trial: no card, nothing auto-charges. One license covers one PBX.
The trial
Your trial registers by itself during the welcome flow. For the 30 days it runs, everything is unlocked.
Admins see a small countdown in the toolbar: blue while there’s plenty of time, amber in the last few weeks, red in the final days, then “Trial ends today”. Editors and viewers don’t see it. It’s the buyer’s signal, not a nag for every user.
When the trial ends
- FreePBX family: Call Flow Studio keeps working in free read-only Viewer mode. You can still visualize everything; editing is locked and image exports carry a small watermark until you activate.
- VitalPBX: access pauses until you activate a license (the VitalPBX product is read-only either way).
Either way, nothing on the PBX itself changes. This only affects Call Flow Studio.
Buying & activating
- Purchase a license. You receive an activation code by email.
- In Call Flow Studio, go to Admin → License.
- Paste the code and click Activate.
The first activation binds that license to that machine. One license = one PBX.
Moving to new hardware
A license is bound to one machine, so release it from the old box before activating on a new one. If the old PBX has failed and you can’t reach it, we’ll release it for you.
Full steps for both cases: Moving or replacing a license.
Messages you might see
- “License required”: no active license yet. Start the trial, or paste your activation code.
- “Trial ended, purchase to continue”: VitalPBX, trial is over; activate to resume.
- “Service unavailable, contact your service provider”: you’re signed in as a non-admin user. Whoever bought the license manages it.
- Revoked, or already active on another PBX: email support@callflowstudio.io and we’ll sort it out.