name: Nuclino FinOps
description: >-
  Financial operations guidance for teams using Nuclino and its REST API.
  Nuclino uses per-seat pricing with three tiers. API usage itself does not
  carry additional cost beyond the underlying plan subscription. Cost
  optimization focuses on right-sizing seat counts and choosing the correct
  plan tier for required features.
url: https://www.nuclino.com/pricing
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
costModel:
  type: per-seat
  description: >-
    Nuclino charges per user per month. There are no metered API call fees,
    overage charges per request, or storage add-on purchases. Total cost is
    seats multiplied by the plan monthly rate.
  currency: USD
  billingCycles:
    - monthly
    - annual
  annualDiscount: 25%
pricing:
  free:
    pricePerUser: 0
    itemLimit: 50
    storageTotal: 2 GB
    apiAccess: true
  starter:
    pricePerUserMonthly: 6.00
    pricePerUserAnnual: 4.50
    storagePerUser: 10 GB
    versionHistory: 30 days
    apiAccess: true
  business:
    pricePerUserMonthly: 10.00
    pricePerUserAnnual: 7.50
    storagePerUser: 10 GB
    versionHistory: unlimited
    apiAccess: true
    aiSidekick: true
    auditLog: true
costOptimization:
  - strategy: Annual billing discount
    description: >-
      Switch from monthly to annual billing to save 25% on all paid plans.
      Starter drops from $6 to ~$4.50/user/month and Business from $10 to
      ~$7.50/user/month.
  - strategy: Right-size seat count
    description: >-
      Audit active users regularly. Deactivate accounts for departed team
      members promptly since billing is per active seat.
  - strategy: Start on Free for small teams
    description: >-
      Teams under the 50-item threshold can use the Free plan indefinitely,
      including full REST API access, with zero cost.
  - strategy: Choose Starter unless AI or audit is required
    description: >-
      Most API use cases (content sync, automation, search) are fully covered
      by the Starter plan at $6/user/month. Upgrade to Business only when
      Sidekick AI, audit log, or advanced security is needed.
  - strategy: Avoid redundant storage purchases
    description: >-
      Storage is included per user (10 GB on paid plans). There are no
      separate storage add-ons; large file volumes should be hosted externally
      and referenced via links in Nuclino.
apiCostNotes:
  - The REST API has no per-request fees on any plan.
  - API key generation is available to all users including Free plan members.
  - Rate limits (150 requests/minute) are uniform across plans; there is no
    higher rate limit tier available for purchase.
  - Webhooks are not available; polling-based integrations should be designed
    to stay within rate limits to avoid unexpected 429 responses.