diff --git a/src/controllers/userController.ts b/src/controllers/userController.ts
index e5f3722..fbbc278 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/userController.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   CALENDAR_MAX_SERVICE_DURATION,
   CALENDAR_MIN_EARLIEST_BOOKING_TIME,
   EMAIL_VERIFICATION_STATE,
+  PAYMENT_PLAN,
   PAYMENT_PLAN_SETTINGS,
   PAYMENT_PLAN_STATUS,
   Roles,
@@ -62,15 +63,12 @@ export async function SignUp(req: Request, res: Response) {
   try {
     let {
       companyName,
+      companyAddress,
       username,
       email,
       password,
       language,
-      rememberMe,
       recaptcha,
-      paymentPlan,
-      paymentInterval,
-      companyAddress,
     } = req.body;
 
     // validate request
@@ -85,12 +83,7 @@ export async function SignUp(req: Request, res: Response) {
       !isUsernameValid(username) ||
       !(await isEmailValid(email)) ||
       !isLanguageCodeValid(language) ||
-      rememberMe === undefined ||
       !recaptcha ||
-      paymentPlan === undefined ||
-      !isPaymentPlanValid(paymentPlan) ||
-      paymentInterval === undefined ||
-      !isPaymentIntervalValid(paymentInterval) ||
       !isCompanyAddressValid(companyAddress)
     ) {
       return res.status(400).send({ err: "invalid request" });
@@ -142,14 +135,14 @@ export async function SignUp(req: Request, res: Response) {
       owner_user_id: userId,
       name: companyName,
       calendar_max_future_booking_days:
-        PAYMENT_PLAN_SETTINGS[paymentPlan].calendarMaxFutureBookingDays,
+        PAYMENT_PLAN_SETTINGS[PAYMENT_PLAN.DEMO].calendarMaxFutureBookingDays,
       calendar_min_earliest_booking_time: CALENDAR_MIN_EARLIEST_BOOKING_TIME,
       calendar_max_service_duration: CALENDAR_MAX_SERVICE_DURATION,
       address: companyAddress,
     });
 
     // create email verification
-    /*
+
     const emailVerificationId = newEmailVerificationId();
     const state = EMAIL_VERIFICATION_STATE.PENDING_EMAIL_VERIFICATION;
 
@@ -161,7 +154,7 @@ export async function SignUp(req: Request, res: Response) {
 
     rabbitmq.sendEmail(email, "dashboardSignUpEmailVerification", language, {
       emailVerificationUrl: getEmailVerificationUrl(state, emailVerificationId),
-    }); */
+    });
 
     // create user
 
@@ -175,10 +168,10 @@ export async function SignUp(req: Request, res: Response) {
       language: language,
       analytics_enabled: USER_ANALYTICS_ENABLED_DEFAULT,
       state: ACCOUNT_STATE.INIT_PAYMENT,
-      payment_plan: paymentPlan,
-      payment_plan_status: PAYMENT_PLAN_STATUS.TRAILING,
+      payment_plan: PAYMENT_PLAN.DEMO,
+      // payment_plan_status: PAYMENT_PLAN_STATUS.TRAILING,
     });
-
+    /*
     const checkoutSessionUrl = await CreateCheckoutSession(
       await getPriceId(paymentPlan, paymentInterval),
       userId
@@ -186,15 +179,24 @@ export async function SignUp(req: Request, res: Response) {
 
     if (!checkoutSessionUrl) {
       return res.status(500).send({ err: "invalid request" });
-    }
+    } */
 
     logger.info(
       `new user signed up: user_id: ${userId} email: ${email} language: ${language} company: ${companyName} username: ${username}`
     );
 
-    saveSession(req, res, userId, true, {
+    res.status(200).send({ msg: "success" });
+
+    /*
+    saveSession(
+      req,
+      res,
+      userId,
+      true
+      , {
       redirectUrl: checkoutSessionUrl,
-    });
+    } 
+    );*/
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error("signup error", error as string);
     res.status(500).send({ err: "invalid request" });
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ export async function GetUser(req: Request, res: Response) {
         language: user.language,
         analytics_enabled: user.analytics_enabled,
         payment_plan: user.payment_plan,
-        payment_plan_status: user.payment_plan_status,
+        // payment_plan_status: user.payment_plan_status,
         payment_plan_trial_end: user.payment_plan_trial_end,
         payment_plan_canceled_at: user.payment_plan_canceled_at,
       },
diff --git a/src/models/user.ts b/src/models/user.ts
index b76598e..28d6f52 100644
--- a/src/models/user.ts
+++ b/src/models/user.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface UserAttributes {
   google_account_picture?: string;
   analytics_enabled: boolean;
   payment_plan: number;
-  payment_plan_status?: string;
+  // payment_plan_status?: string;
   payment_plan_trial_end?: number;
   payment_plan_canceled_at?: number;
   stripe_customer_id?: string;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class User extends Model<UserAttributes> implements UserAttributes {
   declare google_account_picture: string;
   declare analytics_enabled: boolean;
   declare payment_plan: number;
-  declare payment_plan_status: string;
+  // declare payment_plan_status: string;
   declare payment_plan_trial_end: number;
   declare payment_plan_canceled_at: number;
   declare stripe_customer_id: string;
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ User.init(
       type: DataTypes.TINYINT,
       allowNull: false,
     },
-    payment_plan_status: {
+    /*payment_plan_status: {
       type: DataTypes.STRING,
       allowNull: true,
-    },
+    }, */
     payment_plan_trial_end: {
       type: DataTypes.INTEGER,
       allowNull: true,
diff --git a/src/utils/constants.ts b/src/utils/constants.ts
index 8083deb..d1e66cb 100644
--- a/src/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -89,11 +89,18 @@ export const ACCOUNT_EXPORT_URL = `${DASHBOARD_URL}/api/v1/user/profile/export/`
 export const TERMIN_PLANNER_URL = process.env.TERMIN_PLANNER_URL;
 
 export enum PAYMENT_PLAN {
-  BASIC = 0,
-  PREMIUM = 1,
+  DEMO = 0,
+  BASIC = 1,
+  PREMIUM = 2,
 }
 
 export const PAYMENT_PLAN_SETTINGS = [
+  {
+    id: "demo", // used in the backend for identifiying the stripe pricing product
+    name: "Demo", // used in the frontend
+    maxEmployees: 5,
+    calendarMaxFutureBookingDays: 7,
+  },
   {
     id: "basic", // used in the backend for identifiying the stripe pricing product
     name: "Basic", // used in the frontend