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Grist pricing
Grist publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, Grist pricing is free, then $10/month across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free, then $10/month
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
Grist plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 4 | Entry tier |
| Pro | $10/month | 3 | +$10/month, 3 more features |
| Business | $30/month | 5 | +$20/month, 5 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers unlimited documents, up to 5,000 records per document, 30-day snapshot history, 100 ai assistant credits (one-time).
Pro
$10/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- Up to 100,000 records per document
- 3-year snapshot history
- 100+ AI credits monthly
Business
$30/monthOver Pro, this tier adds:
- 150,000 records per document
- 5-year snapshot history
- 2,000 AI credits monthly
- Automations and priority support
- Minimum 5 users required
Where Grist stops being free
Free, Free
- Unlimited documents
- Up to 5,000 records per document
- 30-day snapshot history
- 100 AI Assistant credits (one-time)
Pro, $10/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Up to 100,000 records per document
- 3-year snapshot history
- 100+ AI credits monthly
How that compares in Databases
Across the 3 databases tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $234/month. Grist starts at $10/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grist (this page) | Free, then $10/month | freemium | - | |
| Canary Labs | $3000/year | Per tag band per year | - | vs Grist |
| Presto | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Grist |
| Privacera | On request | quote | - | vs Grist |
| Dremio | Free, then $0.2/hour | Per Dremio Compute Unit consumed | - | vs Grist |
| Solace PubSub+ | Free | quote | - | vs Grist |
| StarRocks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Grist |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Grist badges page.
Before you pay for Grist
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between Free and $30/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Grist runs on not recorded. The full record is on the Grist review, and the rest of the category is under best databases tools.
Grist pricing questions
- How much does Grist cost?
- Grist publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Free up to $30/month for Business. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Grist have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers unlimited documents, up to 5,000 records per document, 30-day snapshot history. Paying starts at $10/month for Pro.
- What is the difference between Free and Pro on Grist?
- Pro costs $10/month against Free, and adds up to 100,000 records per document, 3-year snapshot history, 100+ ai credits monthly.
- Is the Business plan on Grist worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 150,000 records per document, 5-year snapshot history, 2,000 ai credits monthly, automations and priority support. It costs $30/month against $10/month for Pro. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Grist expensive for a databases tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 3 databases tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $234/month; Grist starts at $10/month.
- Which databases tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 databases tools listed alongside Grist have a free tier: Presto, Dremio, Solace PubSub+, StarRocks, EMQX.
- What am I actually paying for with Grist?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Grist review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does Grist charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Grist prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Grist against before paying?
- The closest databases tools in this directory are Canary Labs, Presto, Privacera, Dremio. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Grist covering price, platforms and features.