As a non-paid account, how can I position myself to use a self-hosted Apollo Router with subscriptions?

To maximize the benefits of our Enterprise offering, we recommend test-launching your graph with a Serverless instance before moving on to advanced features. Once you have a solid foundation of GraphQL knowledge and federate your implementation, adding functionality like subscriptions is less burdensome. When you're ready, we offer a 28-day trial for users interested in Enterprise features like contracts, audits, and subscriptions.

Apollo's Serverless accounts are perfect for new users on GraphOS, those learning about GraphQL, and moving your team to the graph. To get started with your Serverless account, check out the quickstart guide on our dev docs.