Notion Pricing (2026): Free vs. Plus vs. Business, With the Team Math

TL;DR: Notion's Free plan handles unlimited pages and up to 10 guests — genuinely useful for solo users and tiny teams. Plus runs $12 per user per month on annual billing and unlocks unlimited version history and unlimited guests. Business hits $18 and adds SAML SSO, advanced permissions, and audit logs. Enterprise is custom. For most teams under 20 people, the question is whether Plus is worth $12 a seat or whether Free plus a workflow tool covers the gaps.

Notion pricing tiers at a glance (2026)

Prices verified at notion.so/pricing, August 2026. Annual billing saves roughly 25% versus month-to-month.

What the Free plan actually gives you

Free is not crippled. You get unlimited pages, databases, and blocks. The constraints are the guest cap (10 collaborators maximum) and the version history window (7 days). For a solo user building personal wikis, a founder running a simple CRM in a database, or a two-person team managing projects, Free covers nearly everything. The 7-day history limit is the one that bites — if you accidentally delete a large database or corrupt a template, you have a week to recover it. After that, it is gone.

What Plus adds at $12 per user per month

Plus lifts both caps: unlimited guests and unlimited version history. For teams that share Notion pages with clients, contractors, or external partners, the guest cap on Free becomes a real problem around month two. Plus also removes the "Upgrade to invite more guests" prompt that breaks collaboration flows. Beyond the caps, the actual feature set between Free and Plus is mostly the same — the same databases, the same AI features (billed separately), the same block types. You are paying for unlimited headroom, not a different product.

5-person team on Plus, billed annually: 5 × $12 = $60 a month, $720 a year.

What Business adds at $18 per user per month

Business adds the enterprise-adjacent features: SAML single sign-on, private teamspaces (members must be explicitly added, not discoverable), advanced permission controls, and audit logs. For teams where IT or legal needs to see who accessed what, or where contractors should not be able to see each other's workspaces, Business is the right tier. For everyone else, Plus is enough.

10-person team on Business, billed annually: 10 × $18 = $180 a month, $2,160 a year.

The Notion AI add-on is separate

Notion AI (the Q&A assistant, writer, and summarizer) is not included in any plan — it is a $10 per member per month add-on billed on top of whatever plan you are on. Free plan users can try Notion AI with limited credits; after that you pay separately. This is worth knowing before you read Notion's marketing copy: the "AI-powered workspace" framing applies to any plan, but meaningful AI use requires an extra $10 per seat on top.

Who should stay on Free?

Solo users, founders, and teams of two to three people who do not share Notion externally. If your guests are internal teammates (counted as full members, not guests), the guest cap does not matter — everyone is just a seat. Free is solid for personal knowledge management, project tracking for small teams, and lightweight CRM databases where the history window is not a concern.

Who should upgrade to Plus?

Teams that share pages with more than 10 external people and teams that need version history longer than a week. Client-facing agencies, teams that use Notion as a client portal, and any organization where Notion is the primary documentation layer should be on Plus. At $12 per seat annually, it is a reasonable price for what you get.

When is the Notion + workflow tool combination smarter than going up-tier?

Notion is excellent as a knowledge base and project tracker. Where it falls short is automation — triggering external actions when database properties change, enriching pages with external data, routing approvals, or running email sequences from a Notion database. None of that lives natively in any Notion plan, not even Enterprise.

The pattern that works: keep the team on Notion Plus ($12 per seat) as the knowledge layer, and connect it to TinyWorkflows via the Notion integration — 12 triggers including "new database item," "page updated," and "property changed," plus 16 actions covering create, update, append, and archive. For $49 flat versus paying for a dedicated automation platform on top of Notion Enterprise, the math is straightforward for most teams.

Notion pricing FAQ

How much does Notion cost per month in 2026?

Free is $0. Plus is $12 per user per month on annual billing ($16 month-to-month). Business is $18 per user per month annually ($22 monthly). Enterprise is custom. Notion AI is an additional $10 per member per month on top of any plan.

Is Notion free really free?

Yes, with real limits. You get unlimited pages and blocks, up to 10 guests, and 7 days of version history. For solo users or small teams without external collaboration needs, Free is a fully functional workspace. The limits surface when you need more guests or longer history.

What is the difference between Notion Plus and Business?

Plus lifts the guest and history caps versus Free ($12/user/month). Business adds SAML SSO, private teamspaces, audit logs, and advanced permissions on top of Plus ($18/user/month). Most teams under 50 people find Plus sufficient; Business is for organizations with IT governance requirements.

Is Notion AI included in any plan?

No. Notion AI is a separate add-on at $10 per member per month, charged on top of your base plan. Free plan users get limited trial credits. After that, it requires a paid add-on at any tier.

Is Notion worth it compared to alternatives like ClickUp or Asana?

Notion is the best tool for flexible knowledge management and linked databases. It is weaker than ClickUp or Asana for structured task management with dependencies, timelines, and workload views. If your team primarily manages projects and tasks, ClickUp's Free tier or Asana Starter may be a better fit. If you need a flexible wiki plus a light project layer, Notion wins.