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What does 40 Notion members cost in 2026?
At list pricing on the Business plan ($15/member/mo, billed annual), 40 members run $600/month or $7,200/year. Real invoices vary with negotiated discounts, add-ons, and mid-cycle changes.
Monthly
$600
Annual
$7,200
Typical shelfware (35%)
$2,520/yr
All Notion plans at 40 members
| Plan | Per member/mo | Total monthly | Total annual |
|---|---|---|---|
Free Personal use, limited blocks for teams | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Plus Unlimited blocks, 30-day version history | $10 | $400 | $4,800 |
Business SSO, private teamspaces, 90-day history | $15 | $600 | $7,200 |
Enterprise SAML SSO, audit log, customer manager | $25 | $1,000 | $12,000 |
Source: Notion pricing page. List price, USD, annual billing where offered.
The number nobody puts on the pricing page
SeatMap.AI's Shelfware Index shows the median Notion team runs at 35% inactive seats. On a 40-member Business plan, that's $2,520/year paid for members that never showed up.
What a real Notion audit at this size looks like
- Median active-user rate
- 76%
- Shelfware Index benchmark for Notion teams this size.
- Dormancy window
- 45 days
- How long a seat can sit idle before it counts as ghost.
- Hidden cost we flag
- External guest sprawl across archived client workspaces.
Notion's biggest reclaim isn't dollars — it's permission drift. Every audit surfaces externally shared pages the workspace admin had forgotten existed.
"Every client kickoff added 3–5 guests that never got cleaned up. It looked free — until the invoice."
Read the full breakdown in case studies or see the live weekly benchmark on the Shelfware Index.
Other team sizes
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