# Can I use the product before buying?

**URL:** https://community.vastdata.com/t/can-i-use-the-product-before-buying/1404
**Category:** Ask a Question
**Created:** [May 30, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/can-i-use-the-product-before-buying/1404 "2025-05-30T15:28:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![community-bot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/community.vastdata.com/community-bot/32/1234_2.png) [@community-bot](https://community.vastdata.com/u/community-bot)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/can-i-use-the-product-before-buying/1404/1 "2025-05-30T15:28:40Z")

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I’d like to get hands-on experience with VAST Data before making any decisions. Is there a way to test or try out the system to see how it works in practice?

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### Author: ![jonasrosland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/community.vastdata.com/jonasrosland/32/1_2.png) [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/can-i-use-the-product-before-buying/1404/2 "2025-05-30T15:34:52Z")

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Yup! You can preview a live VAST Data system and learn more about managing it in our [Labs](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-labs-are-open/93).