Mattermost pricing

TL;DR: Mattermost does not publish a price list we can verify, which is normal for B2B companies at this stage. Below: what we can confirm, how to get a real quote, and 8 comparable tools to benchmark the number against.

What is verifiable about Mattermost pricing, how to get a real quote, and 8 comparable tools to price it against.

Company
Mattermost
Category
B2B
YC batch
Summer 2012
Status
Active
Team size
120
Public price list
Not published

Last verified:

Does Mattermost publish its pricing?

Not in any source we can verify. Mattermost is a Y Combinator-backed B2B company from the Summer 2012 batch, and companies at this stage usually quote per customer rather than publish rate cards. We will not guess at a number — anything quoted elsewhere without a source is guesswork too. The company profile we work from is the Y Combinator listing; the current figure has to come from Mattermost directly.

How to get an accurate Mattermost quote

  1. Ask for pricing at your actual volume, not the headline tier — per-seat and usage pricing diverge fast.
  2. Ask what happens at renewal. Uplift caps matter more than the first-year discount.
  3. Get the onboarding, migration and support costs in writing separately.
  4. Ask for a month-to-month option. If it does not exist, that tells you about the annual price.
  5. Quote a competitor from the table below. It is the fastest way to a real number.

Mattermost pricing compared to competitors

These are the closest comparable tools, matched on what Mattermost actually does. Price each one alongside it — stage and team size are a reasonable proxy for where a vendor sits on price.

Compare againstWhat it doesStageTeam
OperandYC Winter 20258
PlutisYC Winter 20232
SnapboardYC Winter 20202
DemospaceYC Winter 20232
Hey HealthcareYC Summer 20191
InsoshiYC Winter 2008
ThinkatureYC Summer 2006
AcunoteYC Winter 2011

Is Mattermost worth the cost?

That depends on a number we cannot see, so judge it on what we can: Mattermost is currently Active with a team of around 120. A small team means faster support and more negotiating room, but more risk of the product changing direction. A larger or public vendor costs more and moves slower. If price is the deciding factor, the earlier-batch companies in the table are usually the ones still competing on it.

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