How Atlas is funded
Atlas is free to use.
Here's how we keep it that way.
The costs of running Atlas — the pipeline, the infrastructure, the research tools — are covered by researchers, journalists, and organizations using it in paid work. If Atlas supports funded work for you or your organization, that use should help keep the public directory free for everyone.
Plans
Free
For anyone curious
Browse without an account. Sign up to run research and save shortlists.
- → Browse & search (no account)
- → Read any profile (no account)
- → Sign up for 2 research requests/month
- → Sign up for 1 shortlist (25 entries)
- → Public API with anti-abuse limits
Atlas Pro
For the individual researcher
Journalists, organizers, and creators who use Atlas as a regular part of their work.
- → Unlimited research requests
- → Notes and shortlists
- → Export to CSV and JSON
- → API key · 1,000 req/day
- → MCP and OAuth access
Verified students pay $12.80 every 4 months; independent creators and journalists get 50% off individual Pro
Atlas Team
For newsrooms and nonprofits
Teams that coordinate research — shared workspace, monitoring, and org-level integrations.
- → Everything in Atlas Pro
- → Shared workspace and notes
- → Watchlists and monitoring digests
- → SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM
- → Up to 50 members
+ $8/seat/month per additional member
Team is priced the same for every organization
Setting up a large org? Talk to us
All plans include full access to the Atlas graph. Professional plans can be cancelled anytime.
Project access
Atlas Research Pass
Team-level quotas for one person without shared seats, SSO, or SCIM. Useful for one-time investigations, grant-funded projects, or trying Atlas before committing. Your shortlists and notes stay readable after the pass expires.
$4
$9
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| Feature | Free | Atlas Pro | Atlas Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browse and search the Atlas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read any profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Research requests | 2 / month | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Shortlists | 1 list, 25 entries | Unlimited | Shared, unlimited |
| CSV / JSON export | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API | 100 / hour | 1,000 / day key | 10,000 / day key |
| OAuth & MCP access | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watchlists & monitoring digests | — | — | ✓ |
| Single Sign-On and SCIM | — | — | Up to 50 members |
| Member management | — | — | Owner / admin / member roles |
Enterprise
Need annual invoicing, a security review, or a custom contract?
We work with newsrooms, foundations, and government teams that prefer annual invoices, purchase orders, or signed terms. Email us and we'll route you to someone who can help.
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