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Pricing, billing & plans

Ledger is Obsidian-portable governance, priced at or below the incumbents. There's a free self-host tier, a hosted Free tier, and paid Pro / Teams tiers — with no user minimum, no onboarding fee, and free read-only portal users. The authoritative, current numbers are always on the pricing page.

The plans

PlanPriceForHighlights
Open Source$0 (self-host)Solo / internal IT / OSS-minded MSPsFull markdown-on-git engine, web reader/editor + search, unlimited pages, client portal + audit log, bring your own git remote & hosting, no per-seat fee ever.
Free (hosted)$0Tiny teams trying it (no card)1 company, up to 3 editor seats, unlimited read-only portal users, 1 GB attachments, community support.
Pro (popular)$26/editor/mo annual ($29 monthly)SMB IT & small MSPsUnlimited companies, all integrations, AI (BYO key), PR review + custom roles, 50 GB pooled attachments, no minimum, no onboarding fee.
Teams (MSP)$23/editor/mo annual (10+ seats)Established MSPsEverything in Pro, per-client isolation at scale, custom branding / subdomains, SCIM + priority support, 250 GB pooled attachments, SLA.

Figures reflect public pricing as of 2026; the live pricing page is authoritative. Verify current rates before purchasing.

Seats & read-only users

The Discovery add-on

An optional Discovery add-on is $8 per managed company per month — network/asset discovery via the Lookout collector. It's optional and separate from the per-seat price.

How entitlements & upgrades work

When you sign in, the cloud panel shows each Pro feature with a live badge — Pro · unlocked or Locked — based on your organization's plan (its entitlements). Locked features show an Upgrade to unlock link to the pricing page. The gated feature groups are the shared org vault (cloud_sync), roles/approval/audit (pr_review), and portals/multi-client (msp).

Starting a plan

  1. Free / local: just open the app — nothing to buy.
  2. Self-host: follow the self-hosting guide — $0, your infrastructure.
  3. Pro: open the app and sign in; use the Upgrade to unlock link or the pricing page to start Pro.
  4. Teams (MSP): use the "Talk to us" path on the pricing page for 10+ seats, custom branding, SCIM, and an SLA.

Billing FAQ

Is there a user minimum? No. Pay per editor seat, starting at one.

Is there an onboarding fee? No. There's nothing to pay to start.

Do read-only users cost anything? No — read-only client and portal users are always free.

Does AI cost extra through Ledger? No. AI is bring-your-own-key — you pay your provider directly; Ledger bills nothing for inference. See AI.

What if I stop paying? Your data is plain Markdown you can export at any time. There's no proprietary lock-in — git clone / export is your exit. See Exporting and leaving.

Refunds / legal? See the Refunds, Terms, and Privacy pages.

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