# Free Trial

Akamas offers a Free Trial option to quickly understand Akamas concepts and capabilities and experience the power of its AI-based optimization platform.

You can join Akamas Free Trial quickly:

1. **Fill out this** [**form**](https://www.akamas.io/free-trial/) on the Akamas website;
2. **Receive credentials** to access your dedicated **Akamas server** (a cloud instance on AWS EC2) - optimally you can also **download** **& install** the **Akamas CLI** and learn how to fully automate the optimization process;
3. **Explore** already executed optimization studies or **create & run** new studies to optimize a microservice app at both the JVM runtime and Kubernetes level - here you can take advantage of [Akamas Quick Guides](https://docs.akamas.io/quick-guides/quick-guides-aias).

What you will get:

* **Understand** the Akamas methodology
* **See** Akamas AI-powered optimization in action
* **Learn** to use Akamas by following the how-to guides
* **Familiarize** yourself with Akamas UI and CLI
* **Touch** the benefits Akamas can deliver to your organization

Enjoy!