Pricing
Capability is never paywalled.
Every plan has every feature and unlimited records — paid plans buy scale, not capability. Self-host free forever, or let us run it.
Every new workspace starts with 30 days of Pro — unlimited, no card required.
Free
$0 forever
A real workspace, free for good.
- 2 members — viewers & commenters always free
- Unlimited records
- 1 workspace
- 100 automation runs / month
- Use your own AI — never metered
Pro
$29 /month
For a small team that runs on it daily.
- 3 members included
- Viewers & commenters always free
- Unlimited records
- 1,000 automation runs / month
- Use your own AI — never metered
Business
$99 /month per workspace
Flat per workspace — not per seat.
- 5 members included
- Viewers & commenters always free
- Unlimited records & workspaces
- 10,000 automation runs / month
- Admin controls & audit log, priority support
Enterprise
Custom
Dedicated infrastructure and guarantees.
- Unlimited automation runs
- SSO / SAML
- Dedicated instance
- SLA & DPA
- Everything in Business
Extras
Extra members
On Pro and Business, beyond the included members. Viewer & commenter guests never count — a contributor-or-higher guest grant is what counts as a seat.
+$12/mo each
StoryOS AI optional add-on
For teams without their own AI. Optional — connect your own Claude or ChatGPT on any plan and pay us nothing for it.
Prepaid credits, near cost
Usage-based, prepaid credits · Requires a card · Available on every plan
Prefer your own box?
Self-host the whole product free forever under AGPL-3.0 — same code, same features, unlimited everything. Your data never leaves your server.
Against the tools you're leaving
Per-seat bills, record caps, and AI-as-a-tax — the three things we designed out.
| StoryOS | Airtable | Notion | Fibery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat per workspace — $29 Pro, $99 Business | Per seat: $20–45 /user/mo | Per seat: ~$10–20 /user/mo | Per seat: €12–40 /user/mo |
| Record limits | None, ever — on every plan | 1,000–125,000 per base by tier | Block limits on Free (2+ members) | Unlimited entities |
| Open source & self-host | AGPL-3.0 — self-host free forever | No | No | No |
| Use your own AI | Connect your Claude or ChatGPT — zero markup, never metered | No — their AI only | No — agents billed $10 per 1,000 credits | No — their AI only |
Competitor details from public pricing pages, July 2026: airtable.com/pricing · notion.com/pricing · fibery.com/pricing
Questions
Is the self-hosted version really free?
Yes. The whole product is AGPL-3.0 and free forever on your own infrastructure. Capability is never the thing we charge for — paid plans gate scale (members, automation volume, workspaces), not features.
How does the trial work?
Every new workspace starts with 30 days of Pro — unlimited and with no card required. When it ends you land gracefully on Free; nothing is deleted and your data is never held hostage.
What does AI cost?
If you connect your own Claude or ChatGPT over MCP, nothing — ever. We never meter or mark up your own AI, on any plan. If your team doesn’t have its own AI, the optional StoryOS AI add-on gives you hosted model access with prepaid credits priced near cost; it’s the only thing we ever bill AI for, and it requires a card.
Are there record limits?
No. Unlimited records on every plan, including Free. We will never cap how much data you can put in — the automation-run allowance is the only volume dimension, and it only counts non-AI automation runs.
Who counts as a paid member?
Only people who create and edit. A guest invited as a viewer or commenter is always free, on every plan — share a workspace with clients or the whole company at no cost. A guest given contributor access or higher (so they can create records, not just see or comment on them) counts as a seat, same as a member.
Can I move between self-host and the hosted plans?
Yes — it’s the same product and the same data model. Export from one, import to the other over the API.