I fully understand the argument for the value not being there yet, appreciate the honesty. There is work to do on the product and marketing side to increase the value delivered.
While making it free to gather feedback may be one sensible approach to take, for now at least I think charging users from the get go will give us a better indicator if the idea has legs. With that being said, we will explore your suggestions to see if there's a compromise to be made.
Thanks for the honest feedback. Adding images to the landing page now and I think it would be a good idea to either separate the trial from Stripe or have some kind of limited offering for free.