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Grain costs Free to $39 per seat/month as of May 2026. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: No free tier available
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Grain true cost runs -100% above the listed $0-$39/seat/month price as of May 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$0 in year-one costs vs the $8,700 base license. Key hidden costs: annual billing discount: save 25% on annual plans vs monthly billing, seat uniformity requirement: all paid seats must be on the same plan - cannot mix starter and business seats, upload limits on starter: only 10 uploads per month on starter plan, unlimited on business. Verified from 2 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Annual billing discount: Save 25% on annual plans vs monthly billing

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Seat uniformity requirement: All paid seats must be on the same plan - cannot mix Starter and Business seats

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Upload limits on Starter: Only 10 uploads per month on Starter plan, unlimited on Business

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Pro-rated credits: When downgrading mid-billing period, credits applied but not refunded

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Free seat limitations: Free seats cannot record meetings, only view recordings

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CRM integrations: HubSpot and Salesforce only available on Business ($39/month) or higher

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API access: Only available on Enterprise with custom pricing

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No per-meeting pricing: Per-seat pricing can be expensive for teams with occasional users

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Storage deletion: Free plan requires deleting old recordings after 20 recording limit reached

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Implementation costs: While Grain is easy to setup, enterprise implementations may require onboarding

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Multiple product subscriptions: Cannot combine different plan tiers within single workspace

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $29 × 12) $8,700/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$1,740/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$0
That's roughly 0.0× the advertised license price. The median Grain contract is $12,150/yr across 10 Vendr purchases.
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