title: Free To Paid Journey status: current last_reviewed: 2026-06-14 ---
The public path should be low-friction but not vague.
A curious user can inspect what Helm renders and try public catalog artifacts without starting with a private production workflow. A ConfigHub user can then upload, view, diff, scan, approve, and operate the rendered objects as Units.
The paid line is not "rendering YAML." The paid line is operational value: private charts and repos, custom overlays, production target decisions, old version patches, fleet promotion, bulk operations, policies, approvals, private evidence, and managed support for hard lifecycle behavior.
The product story should lead with: use Helm charts, ship ConfigHub variants, and keep hard changes visible.