Pricing FAQ
The questions we get most.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Every new team starts with a 14-day free trial of the full Sentinel plan across browser, desktop, CLI, and MCP, tied to each user. Your first shadow-AI map is back within 24 hours. See the
pricing page for the full breakdown.
Do I need a credit card to start?
Yes. The trial needs a card to activate, so only real evaluators sign up. You are not charged until day 15, and we email you before that. Cancel any time during the trial and you are never billed.
What is the difference between Sentinel and Enterprise?
Sentinel is the self-serve plan for most teams. It bundles four-surface coverage, per-user attribution, 13-month event history, one-click enforcement, MDM deploy, the compliance evidence pack, AI Spend and Savings, signed logs, the MCP gateway (50,000 calls per month), the API, and priority support. Enterprise is for larger or regulated orgs and adds SSO with SCIM, SIEM streaming, GRC evidence automation (Vanta, Drata, OneTrust, Scytale), custom DPA, DPIA, and BAA, US data residency, 7-year retention, a 99.9% SLA, and volume per-seat pricing.
How does per-seat pricing work?
Sentinel is a flat per-seat rate with no platform fee. It is $12 per user per month billed annually, or $15 per user per month billed monthly. A 60-seat team on annual is $8,640 per year. Every price on the pricing page is the real price.
Annual or monthly?
Both. Annual Sentinel is $12 per user per month, billed once a year. Monthly is $15 per user per month. Annual saves 20%. Monthly is easier to start and stop.
Is the evidence pack the same as an audit?
No, and we are careful to say so. The Evidence pack is accepted as part of your evidence library, and it maps your AI activity to controls in SOC 2, the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and HIPAA technical safeguards. It is not the audit itself. You still engage a certified auditor such as A-LIGN or Schellman. Northbeams hands them clean, signed evidence to work from.
How many seats can I buy self-serve?
Sentinel checks out self-serve through Stripe with no seat cap and no minimum. When you need Enterprise features like SSO, SIEM streaming, data residency, or a signed DPA, talk to us and we will size Enterprise with you.
Do you offer volume or multi-year discounts?
Yes, on Enterprise. Volume per-seat pricing and multi-year terms are quoted to your deployment. Reach out and we will put real numbers in front of you.
What counts as a seat?
A seat is one person whose AI activity Northbeams covers across browser, desktop, CLI, and MCP, from a single install. One human is one seat, no matter how many surfaces or tools they use.