4 Ways to Find the Annual Cost for Your Slack Account

Slack billing can feel like a black box. Seats shift, guests come and go, promotions expire, and suddenly the numbers on the credit card statement look nothing like last quarter’s.

If you need a clear yearly figure for budget talks or future hiring plans, there’s more than one way to get it. Below you’ll learn four practical methods to pin down that cost.

Table of Contents

• Use Slack's UI
• Use Torii
• Use Slack's API
• Use Claude (via MCP)

Use Slack’s UI

Use Slack’s billing pages to find your organization’s annual spend.

Open the Billing page

• Open the desktop app or sign in on the web, then click your workspace name in the top-left corner.
• Select “Settings & administration,” then choose “Billing.” Slack opens its billing site in a new browser tab.

Look at the Overview tab

• The page normally lands on Overview; if it doesn’t, click “Overview” in the left sidebar.
• Under “Current plan,” locate “Billing frequency.”
• If it reads “Annual,” the line labeled “Next bill” displays the full yearly amount.
• If it reads “Monthly,” Slack shows “Cost per active member.” Click “Preview annual” to check what the same seat count costs for a full year. You are not charged for clicking.

Confirm with an invoice (optional)

• In the left sidebar, select “Billing history.”
• Download the most recent annual invoice PDF. The total at the bottom reflects the amount paid, including any credits or prorated adjustments.

Share the number

• Send the figure or invoice to your finance team so they can record or forecast the yearly spend.

Use Torii

Using a SaaS Management Platform such as Torii instead of poking around in Slack makes it easy to see your yearly Slack spend. SMPs pull every SaaS contract and payment into one place so finance and IT look at the same numbers.

To locate Slack’s annual cost within Torii, take these steps:

1. Sign up for Torii

Reach out to Torii and request a complimentary 14-day proof-of-concept account; the trial spins up in minutes so you can start gathering data right away.

2. Connect your expense systems & upload contracts

Once you’re in, connect finance platforms like Coupa or QuickBooks to Torii so spend flows in automatically and you save time on manual uploads. Prefer file uploads? Drag your Slack agreements into Torii and its AI will read the pricing details for you. Full instructions live in Torii’s knowledge base if you need them, and you can read the Slack guide here.

3. Search for Slack inside Torii

Type “Slack” into the search bar atop the Torii dashboard. You’ll be taken to the Slack app page, where license count, total spend, next renewal date, and other key metrics are presented at a glance.

Or, chat with Eko

Looking for Slack details while working in the Torii dashboard? Click the Eko icon in the lower-right corner, request Slack’s information, and the data pops up right in the chat window.

Use Slack’s API

Here’s how to pull billable user counts and workspace plan details with Slack’s Web API, then turn those numbers into a yearly dollar amount.

1. Create or reuse a Slack app with the right scopes

• Add team</b>:read so you can call team.info.
• Add users</b>:read so you can call team.billableInfo.
• Install the app to your workspace and grab the OAuth token that starts with xoxp- or xoxa-.

2. Call team.billableInfo to see who is billable

Run the request, and the response comes back in this shape:

{
    "ok": true,
    "billable_info": {
        "U01AAAAAAA": { "billing_active": true },
        "U01BBBBBBB": { "billing_active": false },
        .
    }
}

Save the billable_info object.

3. Count the active seats with a quick script

Use a short script like the one below to tally active seats.

import json, sys

data = json.load(sys.stdin)
seats = sum(1 for u in data["billable_info"].values()
if u.get("billing_active"))
print(f"Billable seats: {seats}")

Pipe the JSON from step 2 into this script or adapt it to your language of choice.

4. Find the workspace plan with team.info

When the response arrives, look for the plan field value.

curl -X GET https://slack.com/api/team.info \
-H "Authorization: Bearer xoxp-your-token"

Common values:

• standard
• plus
• enterprise

5. Match the plan to Slack’s public seat price

Based on Slack’s current pricing page, list prices are roughly:

• Standard: 7.25 USD per user per month (annual contract)
• Plus: 12.50 USD per user per month (annual contract)
• Enterprise Grid: talk to sales, but use your agreed price.

Store the price that fits your plan.

6. Calculate the yearly total

Multiply the seat count by the monthly price and by twelve to get annual spend.

annual_cost = seat_price * billable_seats * 12

Example: 100 Standard seats

7.25 * 100 * 12 = 8,700 USD

7. Automate the check (optional)

Schedule the two API calls, run the seat counter, and drop the math into a weekly or monthly report. That way you always know where spend stands without poking around the admin console.

Use Claude (via MCP)

You can also pull these details directly from Claude through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Claude is Anthropic’s AI assistant and works as an alternative to ChatGPT.

1. Set up Torii

Use the earlier Torii instructions to link your Slack workspace to Torii. Afterward, open the Settings page in Torii, scroll to the API section, and generate a fresh key.

2. Configure MCP in Claude

Check out the official Torii MCP package and this supporting blog article for step-by-step guidance.

Install the Claude Desktop application, then drop the configuration snippet below into your claude_desktop_config.json file to complete the link:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "Torii MCP": {
            "command": "env",
            "args": [
                "TORII_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY",
                "npx",
                "@toriihq/torii-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Create or copy the API key from your Torii Settings page, then replace YOUR_API_KEY in the snippet before saving.

3. Chat with Claude

Once everything is wired up, start a conversation with Claude and ask it to inspect your Slack usage; license count, total spend, renewal dates, and any other metrics you need appear right away.

Torii for SaaS Management

Looking to fine-tune your SaaS stack and cut wasted spend across the board? Reach out. Torii’s SaaS Management Platform lets you:

• Discover shadow IT: AI continuously sweeps your organization, flagging unsanctioned apps the instant they surface.
• Trim expenses: Spot idle licenses and overlapping tools so Finance and IT can drive down spend.
• Streamline employee lifecycle: Automate onboarding, offboarding, and other routine IT workflows to save time and prevent errors.
• Stay ahead of renewals: Receive timely alerts before contracts expire so nothing slips through the cracks.

Torii offers the market’s first unified SaaS Management Platform, giving Finance, IT, and Security teams one authoritative view.

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