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?
• What features are supported with each subscription?
• Which Google Workspace editions include AppSheet Core?
• What subscription do I need to use Gemini in AppSheet?
• What subscription do I need to share apps with anyone (public access)?
• How many licenses do I need to purchase for my subscription? 
• How do I allow access by app users without assigning licenses to individual users?
• Can I purchase multiple subscriptions using the same AppSheet account?
• Why is the AppSheet Enterprise Standard subscription going away?

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. 

See also  How do I allow access by app users without assigning licenses to individual users?

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

AppSheet databases

See also AppSheet database limits

Automated emails

Branded apps

–

Barcode scanning and NFC

–

Scheduled events

–

Smart Assistant

–

Manage users by roles

–

Gemini for App Creation

–

–

Gemini in AppSheet Solutions

–

–

Cloud object store for image and file capture

Stable version control

–

–

Version restoration

–

–

Domain integration (group-based sharing)

–

–

Share apps

Users with AppSheet Starter, Core, or Enterprise Plus

Users with AppSheet Core or Enterprise Plus

Users with
AppSheet Enterprise Plus or External User

Authentication

Standard authentication providers

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

Active Directory

–

–

AWS Cognito

–

–

Google Cloud (Google Group)

–

–

Okta

–

–

Open ID Connect

–

–

Data integration

Standard data integration

• Airtable
• Microsoft Excel  (Office 365 and Sharepoint)
• Google Calendar
• Google Drive
• Google Forms
• Google Sheets
• Smartsheet

Apigee

–

–

AppSheet API

–

–

AWS DynamoDB

–

–

BigQuery

–

–

Drive Folder for Doc AI

–

–

MariaDB

–

–

MySQL

–

–

OData

–

–

On-premises database

–

–

Oracle

–

–

PostgreSQL

–

–

Salesforce

–

–

SQL Server

–

–

Governance

Policies  (account)

–

Policies  (organization or teams)

–

–

View details for AppSheet Enterprise plus accounts in AppSheet Admin console 

–

–

View details for AppSheet Enterprise plus apps in AppSheet Admin console 

–

–

Create and manage teams

–

–

Configure team settings

• Restrict who can create apps
• Turn Gemini for App Creation on or off
• Restrict the recipient list for outgoing email
• Set the public app owner
• Set the AppSheet session length
• Export team audit logs to BigQuery
• Disable AppSheet databases

–

–

Machine learning

Optical character recognition (OCR )

–

–

Predictive models

–

–

Monitor

Automation monitoring

Performance analyzer

Usage statistics

Audit History alerts

–

–

Looker Studio

–

–

Performance

Delta sync

–

Quick sync

–

Server caching

–

Data source partitioning

–

–

Worksheet partitioning

–

–

Security

Encrypt device data

–

Private tables

–

Require image and file URL signing

–

Secure image access

–

Secure PDF access

–

Security filters

–

Support

Email customer support

Priority support

–

–

Team collaboration

Share resources with your team

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

–

–

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.

What subscription do I need to use Gemini in AppSheet? 

Gemini for App Creation 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 Solutions is included as part of your paid AppSheet Enterprise Plus license. You don't need Gemini Enterprise or Gemini Workspace to use this feature.

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 Prosubscription .

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 allof 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

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)

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.

See also:

• How does AppSheet count app users?
• When does AppSheet define a user ?
• Does AppSheet automatically charge based on usage?
• Google Workspace Admins: Assign AppSheet licenses to users
• Manage the subscription, licenses, and billing for an individual account

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.

How do I allow access by app users without assigning licenses to individual users?

AppSheet User Pass allows users of your AppSheet Enterprise Plus or Core apps to consume a license, as needed, if they don't have one or if their license is a lower tier than the app owner. User Pass licenses are available to the organization as a pool. Admins don't assign User Pass licenses to individual users in the Google Admin console.   Allow app access with AppSheet User Pass .

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 .