How much does monday.com actually cost?

monday.com Standard costs $12 per user per month billed annually, which is $1,440 a year for a team of 10. The free plan covers up to 2 users.

List prices read from monday.com on August 2, 2026.

monday.com plans and prices

PlanBilled annuallyBilled monthly
Free

2 seats, 3 boards.

FreeFree
Basic

3-seat minimum.

$9.00/seat/mo$11.25/seat/mo
Standard

Timeline, Gantt, automations.

$12.00/seat/mo$15.00/seat/mo
Pro

Private boards, time tracking.

$19.00/seat/mo$23.75/seat/mo
Enterprise

Custom.

Not publishedNot published
Magnifi

Free up to 5 seats. No minimums, no seat blocks.

$2.50/seat/mo$3.00/seat/mo

What it costs for your team

Annual totals at the prices above, including seat minimums and seat blocks where the vendor uses them.

10

Annual billing where the vendor publishes it. Drag to match your team.

monday.com Basic$1,080/yr

3-seat minimum.

monday.com Standard$1,440/yr

Timeline, Gantt, automations.

monday.com Pro$2,280/yr

Private boards, time tracking.

monday.com EnterpriseNot published

Custom pricing — not published

Magnifi$300/yr

$30 per seat per year, no minimums, no seat blocks

At 10 seats, moving from monday.com Standard to Magnifi saves $1,140 a year79% of the bill.

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What the sticker price leaves out

The gap between a quoted per-seat price and an actual invoice, itemised.

01

Seats are sold in blocks, so you pay for people you do not have

There is a 3-seat minimum and seats come in tiers of 3, 5, 10 and up. A 4-person team buys 5 seats and a 6-person team buys 10. Your bill moves in steps, not per hire.

02

The free plan is 2 seats, which is not a team

Three boards and two seats makes the free tier a demo rather than a starting point. Any real team is on Basic from day one.

03

The views most people came for are on Standard, not Basic

Timeline, Gantt and calendar views and automations start at Standard ($12 annually), so the advertised $9 entry price is rarely what a team actually pays.

When monday.com is worth the money

You want a highly visual, colour-coded workspace that non-technical teams adopt quickly, and you are big enough that seat blocks round in your favour. It genuinely is easy to get people using. It is also one of the most expensive ways to track tasks once you are past Basic.

And when it is not: a team of 10 pays $1,440 a year for monday.com Standard against $300 for Magnifi. Same tasks, boards, timelines and docs — $1,140 a year of difference.

monday.com pricing questions

How much does monday.com cost per user?

Basic is $9 per seat per month billed annually ($11.25 monthly), Standard is $12 ($15 monthly) and Pro is $19 ($23.75 monthly). All paid plans have a 3-seat minimum.

How much does monday.com cost for 5 users?

Five seats on Standard is $60 per month, or $720 a year, billed annually. Because seats are sold in tiers, a 4-person team also buys 5 seats and pays the same.

Is monday.com free?

There is a free plan, but it covers only 2 seats and 3 boards. It is best understood as an extended trial.

Does monday.com have a seat minimum?

Yes, three. A two-person team on Basic pays for three seats, so $27 a month billed annually rather than $18.