How to Sign Up for a Free Trial

Creating a Bid Banana account is free and takes no card. Adding a payment method activates your 7-day free trial and unlocks the full search database.

Signing up for a Bid Banana free trial takes two steps. First create an account, which is free and does not ask for a card. Then add a payment method to activate your 7-day free trial, which unlocks the full search database. You are not charged during the trial, and you can cancel before it ends.

How Do I Create a Bid Banana Account?

Creating the account is free and takes about a minute. No payment details are required at this stage.

  1. Go to bidbanana.com and click Start your free trial.
  2. Choose how you want to sign up. You can register with an email address and password, or continue with a Google or Microsoft account.
  3. Enter your details and confirm to finish creating the account.
💡 Tip: Use your primary work email address. Bid alerts, saved search results and support replies all go to the address on your account, so the one you check daily is the one you want here.
◆ NOTE: If you sign up with Google or Microsoft, your email address is managed there rather than in Bid Banana. Contact support if you need it changed.

How Do I Start the 7-Day Free Trial?

A new account can browse the site, but search is available to subscribers. Activating the trial is what unlocks it.

  1. Sign in to Bid Banana with the account you just created.
  2. Click Search in the navigation bar, or Start free trial on the pricing page.
  3. Choose monthly or yearly billing. This is the rate you will pay once the trial ends, not today.
  4. Enter a payment method and complete checkout. Your total due today is $0, and your 7 free days start immediately.
◆ NOTE: Creating an account takes no card, but activating the free trial does. You will not be charged during the trial period.

What Does Bid Banana Cost After the Trial?

There is one Bid Banana plan, with every feature included. The only choice is how often you are billed:

  • Monthly — $49.99 per month, pay as you go.
  • Yearly — $479.99 per year, a saving of 20% and about $1.32 a day.

There are no tiers, no add-ons and no setup fees, and you can cancel at any time. When the trial ends, your subscription renews automatically at the rate you selected.

What's Included in the Free Trial?

The trial is not a limited preview. For seven days you have the same unlimited access a paying subscriber has:

  • Search: more than 1.6 million open bids, closed bids and awarded contract records, from local, state and federal sources across all 50 states, updated daily.
  • Filters and Saved Searches: narrow results by closing date, state and agency, then save the search so new matching bids come to you.
  • Favorites: save the bids worth pursuing and track them by deadline.
  • Match: build a company profile so your feed reflects what your business actually does, add your team, and let buyers find and invite you.
💡 Tip: Seven days goes quickly. Set up a Match profile and one Saved Search on day one so the platform is working for you while you evaluate it. How to Navigate Bid Banana is the fastest way to find both.

How Do I Cancel Before I'm Charged?

Cancel any time before the seventh day and you will not be billed. Click your account icon, choose Account Settings > Billing, then open the billing portal to cancel or change your plan. How to Cancel or Update Your Subscription walks through it step by step.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Bid Banana free trial?
Seven days, starting the moment you activate it. The trial is offered once, on initial signup, and gives you unlimited access to everything an active Bid Banana subscription includes.
Do I need a credit card to try Bid Banana?
You do not need a card to create a Bid Banana account, but you do need a payment method to activate the 7-day free trial. Nothing is charged while the trial is running, and cancelling before it ends means you are never billed.
What happens when the Bid Banana free trial ends?
Your subscription renews automatically at the billing interval you chose — $49.99 per month or $479.99 per year — and your access continues uninterrupted. You can cancel at any point before that from Account Settings > Billing.
Can I sign up for Bid Banana with Google or Microsoft?
Yes. You can register with an email address and password, or continue with a Google or Microsoft account. If you use Google or Microsoft, that provider manages your email address and password, so change them there rather than in Bid Banana.
What if I cancel Bid Banana partway through a billing cycle?
Your access stays active until your next billing date, and you are not charged again after that. The remaining portion of a cycle you have already paid for is not refunded, so cancelling late in a month still leaves you the rest of that month.
Can my whole team share one Bid Banana login?
No. Each subscription covers an individual account with its own login, and sharing credentials is not permitted under Bid Banana's Terms of Use. To work as a group, add colleagues under the Team tab in Account Settings so everyone shares the same company profile and feed.
How much does Bid Banana cost after the free trial?
There is one plan with every feature included. Monthly billing is $49.99 per seat per month; annual billing is $479.99 per seat per year, a saving of 20% and about $1.32 a day. There are no tiers, no add-ons and no setup fees, and you can cancel at any time.
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