I created a Monday app. Now that my trial is over, I’m being asked to pay $39/month to continue using Monday. Is there such a thing as a developer/test Monday account?
The Apple Developer Program, for example, cost only $8.25/month.
Perhaps an announcement is waiting for apps launch this week?
Hey @Mattt – have you signed up for the apps beta?
We’re releasing our developer framework really soon 
You’ll be able to learn more about our dev tools here, and we will update the page when more information is available.
As for a developer account, we don’t have an official developer program but you can always sign up for a trial account at monday.com to test our platform.
Hi Dipro - I did submit the apps beta form twice but have not heard back yet.
I don’t want to give away too much, but keep an eye on your inbox in the next couple of days… 
Hi Dipro, monday.labs does not appear for me under “Explore”. I’m on a Trial account. Do I need a paid account?
Hey @Mattt, yes monday.labs is only available by default on paid accounts. That said, we can enable it on your account!
Please reach out to support@monday.com with the email address that’s associated with your monday.com account and we’ll sort it out
Hi @dipro,
Have you got any updates about free accounts for third-party app developers?
I’m also exploring the platform and starting to develop some ideas, but the 15-day trial is just too short. I’d like to avoid ending up creating a new trial account every 15 days and having to configure everything over and over again.
I think this is a very standard procedure on other platforms that have developers and companies working on extensions, such as Atlassian and Microsoft.
Thank you.
Hi community, August 23th and the question remains . Why I have to pay to build and test all my effort on developing a new widget, functionality, integration. My effort not only raise my skills as a developer, but also contribute to the community and also the whole business.
Coda.io , Salesforce , and others , they have a free developer environment , restricted in the number of records or integrations they are able to have/do.
I understand there is a contest right now, ending this month , and this is good but not enough .Having a restricted version for developers have been proven to be a successful path for having a resilient platform. Regards!
Hey, just wanted to close the loop on this before I close it.
We do have a free developer account for building apps. You can use this link to sign up: Developer Signup
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