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Select Star costs $300 to $300 per user/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

Select Star true cost runs 70% above the listed $300-$300/user/month price as of May 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$153,000 in year-one costs vs the $90,000 base license. Key hidden costs: usage-based pricing applies for overages beyond contract terms, additional usage charges not covered in base contract, initial setup requires considerable time investment from technical teams. Verified from 6 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Usage-based pricing applies for overages beyond contract terms

2

Additional usage charges not covered in base contract

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Initial setup requires considerable time investment from technical teams

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Implementation and onboarding services

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Custom connector development for specialized data sources

6

Advanced training and enablement programs

7

Professional services for semantic layer design

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Premium support packages beyond standard tier

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $300 × 12) $90,000/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$18,000/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$153,000
That's roughly 1.7× the advertised license price. The median Select Star contract is $36,000/yr across 13 Vendr purchases.