How to choose a subscription

Before you purchase a subscription, you'll need to choose which one is right determine the number of licenses required. 

What subscription is right for me? 

Choosing the right subscription will depend on whether you are an individual app creator, Google Workspace user, or a organization or team admin managing a group of app creators, and the features required. 

User type Subscriptions available
Individual app creator
  • Depending on the types of features you need in the apps you’re creating, an AppSheet Starter or Core subscription may be right for you,
  • If you want to take advantage of more advanced features, such as machine learning, you might consider purchasing an AppSheet Enterprise Plus subscription.
  • If you want to share publicly accessible apps with users without requiring them to sign-in, you'll need and AppSheet Publisher Pro subscription. See What subscription do I need to share apps with anyone (public access)? 
Google Workspace user
  • If you have a Google Workspace edition that includes AppSheet Core, you and other users in your organization automatically have access to an AppSheet Core entitlement license. 
  • An AppSheet Core or AppSheet Enterprise Plus subscription might be right for you, depending on the types of features you need in the apps you’re creating.
Organization or team admin

You'll need an AppSheet Enterprise Plus subscription.

Team members can have AppSheet Core or AppSheet Enterprise Plus subscriptions, depending on the types of features they need in the apps they're creating.

The best way to determine the right subscription is by simply using the features you want and letting AppSheet recommend the minimal subscription required. Go to My Account > App Info to review your subscription recommendations in the Minimal plan needed column. 

Minimal plan needed column on My account > App info tab

 
You can also review the current usage to determine if you have purchased the correct subscription and number of licenses

What features are supported with each subscription?

Review the features supported with each subscription in the table below, organized by category. See also the AppSheet pricing page. 

Feature

Starter

AppSheet Core

AppSheet Enterprise Plus

App and automation features

Basic app and automation features

See also Automation limits

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AppSheet databases

See also AppSheet database limits

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Automated emails

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Branded apps

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Barcode scanning and NFC

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Cloud object store for image and file capture

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Scheduled events

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Smart Assistant

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Stable version control

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Version restoration

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Authentication

Standard authentication providers 

  • Apple
  • Box
  • Dropbox
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Salesforce
  • Smartsheet

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Active Directory

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AWS Cognito

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Google Cloud (Google Group)

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Okta

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Open ID Connect

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Data integration

Standard data integration

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Apigee

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AppSheet API

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AWS DynamoDB

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BigQuery

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Drive Folder for Doc AI

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MariaDB

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MySQL

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OData

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On-premises database

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Oracle

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PostgreSQL

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Salesforce

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SQL Server

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Governance

Policies (account)

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Policies (organization or teams)

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Machine learning

Optical character recognition (OCR)

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Predictive models

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Monitor

Automation monitoring

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Performance analyzer

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Usage statistics

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Audit History alerts

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Looker Studio

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Performance

Delta sync

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Quick sync

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Server caching

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Data source partitioning

 green check mark

Worksheet partitioning

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Security

Encrypt device data

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Private tables

 green check mark

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Require image and file URL signing

 green check mark

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Secure image access

 green check mark

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Secure PDF access

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Security filters

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Support

Email customer support

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Priority support

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Team collaboration

Share resources with your team

  • Authoring of apps and database
  • Sample apps
  • Data sources
  • Integrations

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Which Google Workspace editions include AppSheet Core?

The following Google Workspace editions include AppSheet Core licenses for each domain-verified user in the Workspace organization.

Note: If you have subscribed to AppSheet Core licenses through appsheet.com or Google Workspace, they may no longer be necessary if your app users are also part of your Workspace organization and have access to AppSheet Core. To determine how many app users are part of your Workspace organdization and no longer require Core licenses, go to My Account > App Info. To cancel your existing Core license subscriptions, visit your AppSheet Billing settings

Category

Editions

Business

  • Google Workspace Business Starter
  • Google Workspace Business Standard
  • Google Workspace Business Plus

Enterprise

  • Google Workspace Enterprise Starter
  • Google Workspace Enterprise Standard
  • Google Workspace Enterprise Plus

Education

  • Google Workspace for Education Standard 
  • Google Workspace for Education Plus

Essentials

Google Workspace Enterprise Essentials Plus

Frontline

  • Google Workspace Frontline Starter
  • Google Workspace Frontline Standard

Non-profit

Google Workspace for Nonprofits

What subscription do I need to use Gemini in AppSheet? 

The General Availability (GA) release of Gemini in AppSheet is available to all AppSheet paid accounts, including Google Workspace customers with AppSheet Core and AppSheet Enterprise Plus, and individual accounts with AppSheet Publisher Pro, AppSheet Starter, AppSheet Core, and AppSheet Enterprise Plus. Gemini in AppSheet doesn't support data residency in a region other than the global region.

What subscription do I need to share apps with anyone (public access)?

If you want to share publicly accessible apps with users without requiring them to sign-in and you do not have an Enterprise Plus subscription, you need to purchase the AppSheet Publisher Pro subscription.

The Publisher Pro subscription is appropriate for apps used at a public event, a public survey, a city guide, or a restaurant menu. The goal is usually for the apps to be used by as many people as possible without restricting access to any specific subset of users.

Choose the public Publisher Pro subscription if all of the following are true:

  • You do not need to restrict app access to particular people
  • Your app uses no confidential data
  • You do not need to customize the behavior of the app based on the specific user
Notes:

How many licenses do I need to purchase for my subscription?

After you choose your subscription, you need to determine the number of licenses to purchase.

Starter, Core, and Enterprise Plus subscriptions (per user)

If you have a Google Workspace edition that includes AppSheet Core, you and other users in your organization automatically have access to an AppSheet Core entitlement license. 

For AppSheet Starter, Core, and Enterprise Plus subscriptions, determine the number of licenses required by counting the total number of unique app users across all of your deployed apps. Each licensed user can use multiple apps.

For example, if you are deploying an app to 10 employees and another app to a different set of 5 employees, purchase 15 licenses. On the other hand, if your company has 10 employees, you can purchase 10 licenses and build any number of apps for them.

Notes:
  • The per-user subscriptions involve a variable cost component depending on the number of unique users of the app. AppSheet monitors this usage and you, the app creator, can see approximate historical usage statistics for each of your apps on the Activity tab of your Account page. AppSheet warns you when the user limits are reached, and can block access to the app after several warnings.
  • Make certain that you require user authentication for each of your applications. If you fail to do this, AppSheet counts every device that launches the app as a separate guest user.

See also:

Public Publisher Pro subscription (per app)

If you chose the public Publisher Pro subscription, purchase one app license for each deployed app. For example, if your account has one deployed app, purchase one app license. If your account has three deployed apps, purchase three app licenses.

Can I purchase multiple subscriptions using the same AppSheet account?

Each AppSheet account has a single subscription. It is not possible to have some apps in an account associated with one subscription and other apps associated with a different subscription. To purchase multiple subscriptions, you can create additional AppSheet accounts—using different user accounts (such as, Google, Microsoft, etc.)—to add apps to a different subscription.

Why is the AppSheet Enterprise Standard subscription going away?

The new pricing allows enterprise customers to enjoy a clearly differentiated experience from AppSheet Core at a more competitive price. For more information, see the Community announcement.

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