Notion · Pricing & cost

Notion pricing in 2026 — and what you're really paying per active member.

Notion lists Plus at $10/member/mo and Business at $15/member/mo — but you're billed per provisioned member, not per active one. A 80-member Plus workspace with a 35% ghost-seat rate burns about $3,360/yr on Notion accounts that never get used. On Business that's $5,040/yr. Below: the real per-member math, plus how to find and reclaim inactive Notion members.

Notion pricing: what a member actually costs

Public Notion list pricing per member, billed annually. Monthly billing is typically ~20% higher.

PlanPer member / moBilling80 members / yr
FreeFreefree · Personal use, limited blocks for teams
Plus$10annual · Unlimited blocks, 30-day version history$9,600
Business$15annual · SSO, private teamspaces, 90-day history$14,400
Enterprise$25custom · SAML SSO, audit log, customer manager$24,000
Typical ghost-seat rate
35%
80-member Plus waste
$3,360/yr
80-member Business waste
$5,040/yr

How to find inactive Notion members

SeatMap.AI flags a Notion member as a ghost when any of these signals fire — and shows you the exact evidence before any seat is touched.

  • No page edits in 60+ days
  • Member status unchanged after HRIS offboarding
  • Invited but never accepted
  • Editor seat for someone who only reads (downgrade to guest = free)
  • Duplicate accounts across workspaces

How to reclaim Notion members (the safe way)

  1. Audit first. Connect Notion via read-only OAuth. SeatMap runs the first scan in under two minutes and ranks inactive members by monthly cost.
  2. Review the queue. Every flagged account shows the rule that fired, last activity, and projected savings. Mark execs and on-call staff as Protected so they never enter the queue again.
  3. Send the warning. A 24-hour email goes to the affected user and their manager with a one-click bypass link. Active users self-rescue in seconds.
  4. Reclaim runs. After the bypass window closes, SeatMap unassigns or deactivates the member — data preserved, access removed. Your next Notion invoice drops.
  5. Undo if needed. Every reclaim is logged with the original permissions. One-click re-provision restores the account exactly as it was.

Notion pricing FAQ

How does Notion pricing work?

Notion bills per member with edit access. Plus is $10/member/month annually, Business is $15, Enterprise is custom (typically $25+). Guests are free up to a limit per workspace. The Free plan covers personal use but is limited for teams (small block cap on collaborative pages).

Does Notion charge for guests?

No — guests are free, up to the per-workspace cap (varies by plan). The fastest Notion savings come from downgrading paid members who only read pages to free guest access.

How do I find inactive Notion members?

Notion's admin doesn't sort members by last activity. SeatMap.AI connects via read-only OAuth, lists every paid member with no page edits in 60+ days, and shows you which can be converted to guest (free) instead of removed.

What's a ghost Notion seat?

Any paid member (Plus/Business/Enterprise) who hasn't created, edited, or commented on a page in 60 days. Notion bills the seat regardless — a 60% editor turnover is normal in growing companies, and most teams never clean up.

Can I downgrade Notion members instead of removing them?

Yes — convert them to guests (free, read-only on shared pages). SeatMap.AI flags downgrade candidates automatically based on read-only behavior.

How much do inactive Notion seats cost?

On a 80-person Business plan ($15/seat) with a 35% ghost rate, that's about $5,040/year on members who never edit. On Plus ($10) it's $3,360/year. Reclaiming is the difference between a 5-member team and a 28-member team paying the same bill.

Will removing a Notion member delete their pages?

No. Pages created in a teamspace stay with the team. Personal pages move to the user's free personal account. Removing a paid seat is non-destructive — you can re-invite later if needed.

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