The best free door-to-door sales apps in 2026
"Free" in field sales means two very different things — a limited tier you keep forever, or a full app you get for a few weeks. Here is an honest read of both, which apps offer what, and how to start knocking today without handing over a credit card.
Flat from $30/mo, or $25/mo billed yearly · 14-day free trial · no seat minimums, no contract required
Search "free door-to-door sales app" and you get a pile of results that quietly mean different things. Some are free tiers — a permanently free but stripped-down version. Some are free trials — the whole product, but only for a window. And a few are "free" in the marketing sense: a demo request with a credit-card wall waiting at the end. Before you pick, it helps to know which is which, so you are not surprised by a bill or a seat minimum two weeks in.
First, the two meanings of "free"
Get this straight and the whole list makes sense.
A free tier (keep it forever)
A permanently free version, usually limited — one feature, one user, or capped usage. Great for testing the waters or running one narrow job, like a digital business card. You never pay, but you also never get the full stack.
A free trial (the full app, for a while)
The complete product for a set number of days, then you pay or lose it. Best when you want to work a real block and judge everything before spending. Watch for a credit-card wall — a trial that bills automatically is not really "no risk."
Three things to check on any "free" plan: does it need a credit card, is there a seat minimum, and is there an annual contract? A yes to any of those changes what "free" is worth.
The apps, ranked for what's actually free
FieldStacker first because it stacks a free-forever tier and a no-card trial. Then an honest one-line read on the rest. Competitor details move — check each site for current specifics.
1. FieldStacker
Free digital business card, free forever, no card — plus a 14-day free trial of the full app with no credit card. The paid plan is flat from $30/mo with no seat minimum and no annual contract. It runs the street (knock map, dispositions, territories, GPS-verified team knocks, leaderboard) and the money (real commission, chargebacks, auto-mileage at the IRS rate, a quarterly tax set-aside) in one login — and works for any industry.
2. RepCard
A digital-business-card and follow-up tool, so it lives close to the "free card" idea — but the product itself is typically sold per seat, so budget for a paid plan if you want the full thing. Check their site for any current free option. FieldStacker's card is one free feature of a whole stack, not the whole product.
3. SalesRabbit
An established, capable canvassing platform — mapping, dispositions, team visibility. It is seat-based and steered toward teams, generally demo-led rather than self-serve, so treat the entry point as a trial or demo, not a free tier. Check their site for current pricing and any free option.
4. SPOTIO
A polished field-sales platform aimed at larger outside-sales teams. Pricing is quote-based and enterprise-leaning, usually behind a demo — so a public free tier is not really the model here. Strong for teams that buy software through procurement. Check their site for a trial.
5. Badger Maps
Route planning and territory optimization for outside sales — not a canvassing or disposition tool, so it solves a different problem than a knock-map CRM. It commonly offers a free trial; check their site. Pair it with a canvassing app rather than expecting doors-and-dispositions out of it.
6. Knock.io
A solar-leaning canvassing app with mapping and lead tracking. It is team/quote-based and demo-led, so entry is typically a trial or demo rather than a free tier — and its center of gravity is solar. Check their site for current terms.
What's actually free, side by side
A fair read of the entry point for each. Competitor terms change — verify on their sites.
| Free tier (kept forever) | Free trial (full app) | Card requested to start? | Pricing model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FieldStacker | Yes — free digital card | Yes — 14 days | No card | Flat, from $30/mo |
| RepCard | Card-focused; check site | Check their site | Check their site | Per-seat |
| SalesRabbit | Check their site | Demo-led; check site | Check their site | Per-seat, quote-based |
| SPOTIO | No public tier | Demo-led; check site | Check their site | Per-seat, quote-based |
| Badger Maps | Check their site | Trial; check site | Check their site | Per-seat (route planning) |
| Knock.io | Check their site | Demo-led; check site | Check their site | Team/quote-based |
Trademarks belong to their owners. Entries reflect commonly published models and are meant as a fair, qualitative guide — verify current free tiers, trials and pricing on each vendor's site. We welcome corrections.
The free card that builds your book from door one
The simplest way to start for $0 is a digital business card. Hand it across the doorstep, they save you with a tap or a scan, and every contact lands in a searchable network pinned on a map — free forever, no credit card. When you are ready to actually work those leads on a knock map, upgrade and your whole book comes with you. Nothing to re-enter.
- Full-screen digital card — photo, reviews, one-tap contact
- Every scan saved to your network, pinned where you met them
- Free AI ranks your warmest leads to go back to
- Upgrade anytime — the card already did the groundwork
How to choose a free app without regretting it
Free is only free if it fits how you actually work.
Match it to your stage
Just starting and hitting doors solo? A free card that captures every contact beats an empty enterprise trial. Ready to run routes and a crew? Take a full-app trial and push it hard for the whole window.
Read the trial terms
No credit card, no seat minimum, no annual contract — check all three before you sign up. A "free trial" that auto-bills is a paid plan with a delay. FieldStacker asks for none of the three.
Know the number after free
Free ends. What matters is what "paid" costs and whether it is published. A flat, month-to-month price you can read on the site beats a quote you have to chase. See the real math on our software-cost breakdown.
Check if it tracks your money
Most canvassing apps stop at the map and leave your commission, chargebacks, mileage and 1099 taxes to a spreadsheet. If the tool tracks the rep's money too, one paid plan replaces a stack of them.
Free gets you knocking. The money is why reps upgrade.
A free card or a free trial is the right way to start — but the reason reps stay on a paid plan is that FieldStacker tracks the part every canvassing app leaves out: your actual 1099 money. Real per-deal commission with your own rates, chargebacks and clawbacks that net against your total, auto-mileage at the IRS rate for every driving day, and a quarterly tax set-aside so April is not a surprise. Try all of it free for 14 days, no card.
Questions reps ask
Are there any truly free door-to-door sales apps?
Sort of — but you have to read the word "free" carefully. A few tools give away a limited slice forever (a digital business card, a single-user tracker), which is genuinely free. Most of the serious canvassing platforms are paid and offer a time-boxed free trial instead — full app, but the clock is running. FieldStacker does both: a digital business card that is free forever with no card, and a 14-day free trial of the full app that also needs no credit card.
What is the difference between a free tier and a free trial?
A free tier is a stripped-down version you can use indefinitely for $0 — you keep it, but it is missing the paid features. A free trial is the whole product for a set number of days, after which you either pay or lose access. Free tiers are best for testing the waters or running one narrow feature; free trials are best when you want to work a real block and judge the full tool before spending a dime. Neither should require a credit card just to look.
Which free option is best for a solo 1099 rep just starting out?
Start with a free digital business card so every door you knock is already building a contact list, then run a no-card free trial of a full canvassing CRM when you are ready to work those leads on a map. FieldStacker lets you do exactly that on one login: the card stays free, and if you upgrade, your whole network comes with you. No re-entering contacts, no second app.
Do free plans hide a credit-card requirement or a seat minimum?
Some do — a "free trial" that asks for a card up front is really an auto-billing signup, and a "free" team plan can hide a seat minimum that forces you onto a paid tier the moment a second rep joins. Always check for a card requirement, a seat minimum, and an annual contract before you sign up. FieldStacker asks for none of the three: no card on the trial, no seat minimum, month-to-month.
Is a free app enough, or will I have to pay eventually?
A free card or a free trial is plenty to start knocking and to prove the tool earns its keep. Most reps upgrade once they have more leads than they can work by thumb — at that point you want the knock map, territories, team GPS and the 1099 financials, which is what the paid app is for. The honest answer: free gets you in the door, and a flat, published price (FieldStacker starts at $30/mo) tells you exactly what "eventually" costs.
Does FieldStacker work for any industry, or just alarms?
Any door-to-door industry — solar, pest control, roofing, fiber, alarms and more all run on the same knock map and dispositions. The free card and the free trial are industry-agnostic. If you specifically sell alarms, the alarm edition is FieldStacker Security on the same backend, but you never have to touch it to use FieldStacker.
Start free — the card today, the whole app on a no-card trial
Grab the free digital card and start building your book, or run a 14-day free trial of the full FieldStacker — no credit card either way. Flat price if you stay, no seat minimum, cancel anytime.