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title: "Free Trial"
slug: "free-trial"
updated: 2026-09-30T08:22:59Z
published: 2026-09-30T08:22:59Z
canonical: "help.cloudlabs.ai/free-trial"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cloudlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Free Trial

## Overview

This document will guide you through the steps to book a free demo, try a free trial of CloudLabs VM Labs, and start using the platform. If you want to get some hands-on experience and try out features of the CloudLabs VM labs portal, you can enroll for a Free Trial.

## Book a Free Demo

If you want to have a virtual session on CloudLabs VM labs before transitioning to CloudLabs VM labs, you can [Book a Free Demo](https://outlook.office365.com/book/SpektraSystemsLLC@spektrasystems.com/s/icc7OhOLrkCdtwoTxVyHpg2). Provide the required information like time slot, name, and email address for the CloudLabs demo. CloudLabs Team will reach out to you with more details.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/demo.png)

## Enroll for Free Trial

You can also have hands-on experience on CloudLabs VM labs by enrolling for a 30-days **Free Trial** under the **About CloudLabs** section from [here](https://cloudlabs.ai/azure-lab-services). Provide the required information like First Name, Last Name, Corporate/Institute Email, Company Name and Job Title to experience CloudLabs Free Trial.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/free_trial(1).png)

After enrolling, you will receive a welcome email from Team CloudLabs with the required details.

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## Global Lab Settings

Once you get access to the free trial, log in to [https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/](https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/) to view all the Global Lab **Settings (2)** of the “**CloudLabs Test Drive (1)**” tenant.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image(418).png)

> **NOTE:** You will only have permission to view the global level settings and will not have any edit permissions. Refer to [Global Lab settings](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/global-lab-settings) to see what options are available.

## Create Lab

You can also create labs using the free trial account. You can log in to [https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/](https://portal.cloudlabs.ai/) and start creating labs to see the experience. For creating labs, refer to the [Lab Creation Guide](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/create-lab).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/image(419).png)

> **NOTE:**
> 
> 1. You will be able to create **only 5 labs** with the enabled regions and images that you see in the Global settings of the tenant with your trial account.
> 2. You will not be able to set up advanced networking with your trial account.
> 3. This trial is valid for a duration of 30-days.

## Manage Labs

Once you create labs, you can manage the labs that were created by you. Follow the links below to manage your labs

- [Manage Lab Instances](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/manage-lab-instances)
- [Add and Manage Users](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/add-manage-lab-users)
- [Template VM and Image Customization](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/template-vm-and-image-customization)
- [Lab Settings](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/general-lab-settings)
- [IAM](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/iam-1)
- [Lab Schedule](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/lab-schedule)
- [Decommission Lab](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/decommission-lab)

> **NOTE:**
> 
> 1. You can deploy up to 3 instances to your lab.
> 2. The Free trial is capped at $10 in total resource usage.
> 3. All the deployments will be deleted once the trial limit is reached and you will be notified.

## Student Experience

You can now try out the student experience for the labs you created earlier. You can add a student to the lab or provide the activation code to the student to acquire access to the lab. Refer to the [Lab Users Guide](https://help.cloudlabs.ai/docs/lab-users-guide) for more information about this.