# Can't create more than 3 projects during the trial

> SupaHost's 7-day free trial allows up to 3 projects, and branches count toward it. How to activate your plan early to get your full project allowance.

Source: https://supahost.app/kb/trial-project-limit · Updated 2026-11-11

## What you see

You click **New project** and get a dialog instead of the project form:

```
Your free trial includes 3 projects and you’re using them all.
```

The **Projects** tile on *Dashboard → **Usage & billing*** says "Trial limit · activate your plan for more", and the banner at the top of the dashboard shows how many trial days are left.

## Why it happens

Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. The trial gives you the plan's features, but caps you at 3 projects until the paid plan starts. Your full allowance (5 on Builder, 15 on Pro, 30 on Business) unlocks when the trial ends or when you activate the plan yourself.

Branches are projects too. On Pro and Business, each branch you create counts toward the 3.

## How to fix it

You have two options.

### Activate your plan now

1. Use the dialog that opened, or click **Activate plan now** in the trial banner or on *Dashboard → **Usage & billing***.
2. Check the amount shown. Activating ends the trial today and charges the plan price to your card on file (plus VAT or sales tax where it applies).
3. Click **Activate and pay**.

Your projects keep running without interruption, and you can create more right away. Projects beyond your plan's allowance are $3/mo each.

Only the instance owner can activate the plan. Team members see the dialog with a **Close** button.

### Stay in the trial

Free up a slot instead:

- Delete a branch you no longer need from the project's **Branches** tab.
- Delete a test project from its **Settings** tab (**Delete project**). Deleting stops the project and archives its database, so export anything you want to keep first from the **Backups** tab.

## On SupaHost

- A card is required to start the trial. If you don't cancel, it's charged when the trial ends, and the project limit lifts then.
- Several small apps can share one instance, so most people find 3 projects enough to test with: for example, your app, a staging copy and a scratch project.
- The trial covers the plan you picked. Changing plans is covered in [Changing plans](/docs/platform/changing-plans).

## Related

- [Free trial and billing](/docs/platform/trial-and-billing)
- [Plans and limits](/docs/platform/plans)
- [Projects](/docs/platform/projects)
- [How many projects can I run on one instance?](/kb/how-many-projects)