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Which monday work management plan do you need for Gantt charts, guests, and time tracking?
Summary
Standard is the entry plan for Gantt charts, timelines, calendar views and external guests. Pro adds time tracking, formula columns and private boards. For twelve editors, monday.com requires a fifteen-seat group. In the Japan annual price display, the seat charges are ¥297,000 a year on Standard and ¥576,000 on Pro, before AI credit charges, discounts and tax.
The feature that moves you to Pro
A Gantt chart places tasks on a schedule. Standard can show that schedule; Pro is needed when you want to record time spent, calculate values with formula columns, or keep a board visible only to invited members. Those are different reasons to upgrade. Official plan types.
| Work you need to do | Entry plan | How to read the limit |
|---|---|---|
| Show Timeline, Gantt or Calendar views | Standard | A schedule view alone does not require Pro |
| Invite outside guests | Standard | First three guests free; each group of four counts as one paid member |
| Use time tracking, formulas or private boards | Pro | Buy this tier for the specific feature you need |
| Run automations or integrations | Standard | 250 actions a month each; Pro has 25,000 each |
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A guest is an external collaborator, not a substitute for a staff member. On Standard, every group of four guests counts as one paid member; on Pro and Enterprise guests are unlimited. A free viewer can read information but cannot edit it. Count editors, eligible guests and viewers separately before sizing the seat group.
Six project boards can change the answer
A dashboard collects information from boards into one screen. Standard can connect five boards and Pro twenty; Enterprise supports fifty. If each of six projects has its own board and you need all six on the same dashboard, Standard is too small even if you do not need time tracking. Separate dashboards are another option when a single overview is unnecessary.
The dashboard also has a maximum of 20,000 items, subitems and linked items across its connected boards, and up to thirty widgets, with text widgets excluded. More boards allowed does not remove the item cap. Dashboard capacity guide.
The seat bill for twelve editors
Paid subscriptions start at three seats, then use five-seat groups. Twelve editors need fifteen seats. These Japan rates are monthly seat equivalents for annual billing, before tax, checked on 10 October 2026. Current pricing.
| Plan | Annual seat calculation | Seat charge for a year |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | ¥1,300 × 15 × 12 | ¥234,000 |
| Standard | ¥1,650 × 15 × 12 | ¥297,000 |
| Pro | ¥3,200 × 15 × 12 | ¥576,000 |
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The Standard-to-Pro seat difference is ¥576,000 − ¥297,000 = ¥279,000 a year. This is not the final order total. The AI pricing model for eligible customers joining on or after 6 May 2026 requires credits as well as seats. The current ten-seat Standard display shows a special discount that offsets the credit charge; do not assume the same discount for a fifteen-seat order or at renewal. Annual billing charges the year up front.
Use Standard for schedules and modest external collaboration. Choose Pro if actual time records, private boards or a combined dashboard of more than five boards are part of your daily work. If your team only needs a shared task list, evaluate Basic or the two-user Free plan before paying for scheduling or reporting features you will not use.
Sources
Prices and conditions checked 10 October 2026. Japan yen examples are not currency conversions.
- https://monday.com/pricing
- https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005320209-Available-plan-types-on-monday-AI-work-platform
- https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002187819-The-Dashboards
- https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/4405633151634-Plans-and-pricing-for-monday-com
- https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/35277848309394-The-pricing-model-for-monday-AI-portfolio
- https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002144900-User-types-explained
What changed on this page
- editorial basis11 October 2026 work management feature and seat costs — Article explanation and budget example
The article used the previous comparison and price examples. → Uses twelve editors and fifteen seats in both languages; separates seat charges from AI credits and discounts.
Editorial revision. Official evidence checked 10 October 2026.
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