Start where you are. Scale when you’re ready.

Four plans tuned to where you’re sitting in the R&D partnership workflow, from the individual researcher evaluating the framework to a university or company deploying partnership infrastructure at scale.

For the individual PI or R&D manager evaluating the framework.

Free

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Everything you need to create a profile, discover partners, and start a few conversations.

4 AI partner matches per week
Full match sub-score breakdown
10 AI collaboration analyses / month
Unlimited Partner Searches
10 new people messaged / month
2 active projects · 3 members · public only
Schedule, budget, and quad chart on every project
250 MB file storage

Start free

Pro

$29/ month

or $243.60/yr billed annually

Save $10/seat/mo with Team

Serious partnership development. 12 matches a week, the Pipeline CRM, and unlimited AI collaboration analyses.

12 AI partner matches per week (Free: 4)
Unlimited AI collaboration analyses (Free: 10/mo)
Funding calls matched to you: every open call (Free: top 3)
Funding search alerts and a deadline calendar feed
Partnership Pipeline (Kanban)
Private projects
Risk register, status reports, and earned value
10 projects · unlimited members each
5 GB file storage
CSV export

Get Pro

For sponsored-programs offices, TTOs, and innovation teams.

Team

$19/ seat / mo

5 seats · $95/mo total

Save $10/seat/mo vs. individual Pro plans

A shared pipeline for your whole research group. Team analytics, unlimited projects.

Team size · 5 seats

5 seats25 seats

All Pro features
Team analytics dashboard
Your organization's project portfolio
Shared pipeline and projects
A shared funding list for your organization
Unlimited projects · unlimited members per project
25 GB shared file storage

Get Team

For universities and R&D organizations deploying partnership infrastructure at scale.

Institutional

$13.33/ seat / mo

$4,000 / year for 25 seats · billed annually

As low as $10/seat/mo at 201+ seats

Department-wide deployment with compliance tools and a dedicated account manager.

Seats · 25

25 seats250 seats

All Team features
Compliance dashboard
Contract template library
50 GB shared file storage
Dedicated account manager

The Free plan is permanent and needs no card. Pro and Team are charged at checkout and you can cancel anytime. For Institutional, talk to us and we'll set you up.

Need help implementing the Helikon Method?

We run advisory and retainer engagements alongside the platform.

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Or just buy the tools

Every assessment, scorecard, and framework from The Helikon Method, sold individually or by phase.

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Compare plans

Every feature, side by side.

Select the info icon beside any feature for a short description.

Feature comparison across the Free, Pro, Team, and Institutional plans. Each row is a feature, and each column is a plan.
Feature	Free	Pro	Team	Institutional
Usage
AI match suggestions	4/week	12/week	12/week	12/week
Funding calls matched to you	Top 3	Every open call	Every open call	Every open call
Past awards beside each funding call	3	10	10	10
Saved funding searches with alerts		25	25	25
Partner searches	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
New people messaged	10/month	200/month	Unlimited	Unlimited
Meetings	5/month	50/month	Unlimited	Unlimited
Follows	50 total	100 total	Unlimited	Unlimited
Researcher invites	10/month	50/month	200/month	500/month
Saved items	50 total	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Active projects	2	10	Unlimited	Unlimited
Project members (per project)	3	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
File storage	250 MB	5 GB	25 GB	50 GB
Features
Match score breakdown
AI collaboration analyses	10/month	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Private projects
Discover filters
ORCID auto-import
Calendar invites
Recurring meeting series
Weekly funding email
Deadline calendar feed
Partnership Pipeline (CRM)
CSV export
Projects
Milestones and schedule
Timeline editing
Phase-gate reviews
Obligations
Budget and spending
Project templates
Quad chart, health color, and project CSV
File versions and contract amendments
Risk register and planned effort
Saved status reports and earned value
Team & institutional
Team analytics dashboard
Project portfolio
Shared funding list
Compliance dashboard
Contract template library
Department analytics roll-up
Dedicated account manager
Priority support

Institutional volume pricing

Per-seat, billed annually.

Minimum 25 seats, from $4,000/yr. Price drops with seat count.

Institutional volume pricing by seat count. Each row is a seat band; the columns give the per-seat annual price, the approximate per-seat monthly equivalent, and a worked example.
Seats	Per seat / year	~ Per seat / month	Example
25–75	$160	$13.33	25 seats · $4,000/yr
76–200	$125	$10.42	200 seats · $25,000/yr
201+	$120	$10.00	300 seats · $36,000/yr

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Pricing questions

Answers to the ones we hear most

What's in the Free plan, and how is Pro different?

Free is a permanent plan: no card, no expiry, and no trial to run out. You get profile + discovery, 4 AI matches/week, unlimited Partner Searches, 10 AI collaboration analyses/month, 10 new people messaged/month, 2 active projects, and 250 MB of storage. Every project gets milestones, a budget, and a live quad chart. Pro ($29/month) raises that to 12 matches/week with unlimited AI collaboration analyses, and adds the Partnership Pipeline, private projects, and CSV export. On projects you own, Pro also adds the risk register, saved status reports, and earned value. You enter a card at checkout and the first period is charged immediately. Cancel anytime and you revert to Free with no data lost.

How does institutional-seat pricing work?

Institutional plans are billed annually, start at 25 seats (from $4,000/yr), and are priced per seat, with the per-seat rate falling as seat count rises. The table above shows the tiers: $160/seat/yr at 25–75 seats, $125 at 76–200, and $120 at 201+. Your team can evaluate the platform on the Free plan, which is permanent and needs no card, before committing.

Can I pay quarterly or annually instead of monthly?

Yes. Pro and Team can be billed monthly, quarterly (20% off the monthly rate), or annually (30% off). Team plans cover 5–25 seats, priced per seat on the same discounts. Institutional plans are billed annually only, starting at 25 seats.

Can I combine the platform with consulting?

Yes. The platform handles day-to-day partnership workflows, and our consulting engagements layer on top for strategy, implementation, and change management around the Helikon Method. Engagement models are advisory retainers or scoped implementations. Use the contact form to scope an engagement.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. You can cancel at any time and keep paid features through the end of your current billing period, then revert to Free with no data lost. Annual plans are refundable pro rata within the first 30 days. Reach out via the contact form. Section 8 of our Terms of Service has the full policy.

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