ReachleeCreatorFlow's free plan:
500 DMs and a hard stop
CreatorFlow's $0 tier is one of the more usable in the category — real triggers, real automations, one account. It also stops dead at 500 DMs a month. Here's what's included, what's held for Pro, and what the pause looks like when it lands.
What the CreatorFlow free plan includes
As of September 2026, the CreatorFlow free plan is $0 for 1 Instagram account and 500 automated DMs a month, with comment-to-DM, story replies, and unlimited keyword triggers. When you hit 500, automations pause until the next billing cycle unless you buy a one-time DM top-up pack — pack prices aren't published on the pricing page. Pro is $15/mo ($12 annually) for 2 accounts and 5,000 DMs.
Included, paywalled, and what happens at the cap
CreatorFlow Free is a working tier, not a demo. Unlimited keyword triggers on one account means you can run a different keyword on every post without deleting old ones, and comment-to-DM plus story replies cover the two triggers most creators actually use. The design decision that shapes everything is the DM meter: 500 a month, and when it's spent, sending pauses. Not throttles — pauses. The features that turn a DM into a lead (email collection, follow gating, link tracking) are on Pro, so Free delivers links and counts clicks but doesn't build a list.
- Included on Free ($0): 1 Instagram account, 500 automated DMs/mo, comment-to-DM, story replies, unlimited keyword triggers
- Pro only ($15/mo or $12/mo annually): 2 accounts, 5,000 DMs per workspace per month, email collection, follow gating, link tracking, CSV export, geo analytics
- Growth ($30/mo or $24/mo annually): 5 accounts, 5 team seats, 10,000 DMs per workspace per month, priority support
- At the cap: automations pause until the next billing cycle. There is no overage pricing
- Top-up packs: one-time purchases that never expire and stack on your plan allowance. Prices aren't published on the pricing page — check in-app before relying on them
- Trial: paid plans include a 14-day free trial. Rewind (re-DMing past commenters) is a documented feature
CreatorFlow Free vs Reachlee Free, line by line
| CreatorFlow Free (as of Sep 2026) | Reachlee Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $0 (₹0 in India) |
| Instagram accounts | 1 | 1 |
| DMs per month | 500 | 1,000 |
| Keyword triggers | Unlimited | No trigger cap |
| Comment-to-DM / story replies | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| Email capture | Pro only | Email + phone in the DM — 10 leads |
| Follow gate | Pro only | Growth Gate on Pro ($9/mo) |
| Link tracking | Pro only | Tracked short links + CTR |
| At the cap | Automations pause until next cycle or a top-up pack | 1,000 on Free; unlimited on Pro |
| Past-commenter catch-up | Rewind | Retrigger (7-day window) |
| First paid tier | Pro $15/mo — 2 accounts, 5,000 DMs | Pro $9/mo — 3 accounts, unlimited DMs |
CreatorFlow figures from creatorflow.so/pricing as of September 2026 (verified August 2026). Top-up pack prices aren't published there, so we don't quote them. Reachlee prices are current list prices.
What a hard stop actually costs
The pause is silent from the commenter's side
When DM 501 doesn't send, the person who commented your keyword just doesn't hear back. There's no error on their screen — only a missing reply. On a post that's working, that's the exact moment the cap binds.
Top-ups are fair, and they invert your costs
One-time packs that never expire are a reasonable design — you aren't forced up a tier for one hot month. But they mean your best month is your most expensive one, which is the dynamic flat pricing exists to remove. And the pack prices aren't on the pricing page.
Links without leads
Free sends the DM and counts nothing about the person who got it. Email collection, follow gating, and link tracking all live on Pro at $15/mo, so the list-building half of a comment funnel is a paid feature.
500 is small for a Reel that lands
A post that pulls a few hundred keyword comments exhausts the allowance in a day. CreatorFlow's own positioning is candid about this — the free plan is for small, steady accounts, and it's genuinely good for them.
For a small account with predictable engagement, CreatorFlow Free is one of the better $0 tiers in the category — unlimited triggers and both core automations with no card. Where it stops working is growth: 500 DMs is gone quickly once content performs, the stop is hard, and the recovery is a paid top-up whose price you can't see in advance. If you expect spiky months or want to capture leads without paying, Reachlee Free gives 1,000 DMs a month with email and phone capture included, and Reachlee Pro removes the cap for $9/mo across 3 accounts — less than CreatorFlow Pro for one more account and no meter.
Twice the free allowance, and nothing pauses on Pro
Reachlee Free: 1 Instagram account, 1,000 DMs/month, 10 leads with email and phone capture, tracked short links, 30-day analytics — no card. Pro $9/mo (₹399 in India): 3 accounts, unlimited DMs, contacts, and leads, Growth Gate, scheduled DMs, Retrigger for past commenters. Business $29/mo: 10 accounts, 5 seats, Google Sheets lead piping.
Start freeCreatorFlow free plan — FAQ
What does the CreatorFlow free plan include?
As of September 2026: 1 Instagram account, 500 automated DMs a month, comment-to-DM, story replies, and unlimited keyword triggers, with no credit card. Email collection, follow gating, link tracking, CSV export, and geo analytics are Pro features.
What happens when I hit 500 DMs on CreatorFlow Free?
Automations pause until the next billing cycle. There's no overage charge; the only way to keep sending mid-month is a one-time DM top-up pack (packs never expire and stack on your allowance) or upgrading to Pro's 5,000-DM cap. Commenters who trigger after the pause don't get their DM.
How much are CreatorFlow's top-up packs?
Not published on creatorflow.so/pricing as of September 2026, so we don't quote a price — check in-app before relying on top-ups as your overflow plan.
How much is CreatorFlow Pro?
$15/mo, or $12/mo billed annually, for 2 Instagram accounts and 5,000 DMs per workspace per month, plus email collection, follow gating, link tracking, CSV export, and geo analytics. Growth is $30/mo ($24 annually) for 5 accounts, 5 team seats, and 10,000 DMs. Paid plans carry a 14-day trial. All as of September 2026.
Is CreatorFlow's free plan a trial?
No — Free is permanent. The 14-day trial applies to the paid tiers. You can run the free plan indefinitely as long as you stay under 500 DMs a month.
Is CreatorFlow compliant with Instagram's rules?
CreatorFlow runs on the official Meta API, so it follows the same rules as every compliant tool: DM only people who comment or message first, respect the 24-hour messaging window, one private reply per comment. Reachlee runs the same rule set and checks rate limits before every send.
What's the best free alternative to CreatorFlow?
Reachlee Free: 1 Instagram account, 1,000 DMs a month — double CreatorFlow's allowance — with email and phone capture, tracked short links, comment-to-DM, and story replies on the official Instagram API. Pro is $9/mo for 3 accounts with unlimited DMs, and Retrigger covers what CreatorFlow calls Rewind.
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