Claude Plans
Claude Team vs Enterprise: what differs and how to choose
A plain comparison of the Claude Team and Claude Enterprise plans for IT, operations and security leads, taken from Anthropic's own plan pages as read on 5 November 2026. Plans change, so check the sources before you buy.
Claude Team vs Enterprise comes down to size and control. On Anthropic's pricing page, read 5 November 2026, Team is for teams of 2 to 150 people, and Enterprise has a 20 seat minimum and no stated maximum. Enterprise lists identity, logging and data controls that the Team column marks as not included, including SCIM, audit logs, role-based access and custom data retention controls.
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Claude Team vs Enterprise in one paragraph
Claude Team vs Enterprise is a choice between two Anthropic plans for organizations. Team suits a smaller group that wants shared billing and basic administration. Enterprise suits a larger organization that needs to connect Claude to its identity system, keep logs, and control how long data is kept. Enterprise can be started either self-serve or through Anthropic's sales team. Every fact below comes from Anthropic's pages and carries the date we read them: 5 November 2026.
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Team and Enterprise side by side
Source for every row: Anthropic's pricing page (https://claude.com/pricing) and Enterprise page (https://claude.com/solutions/enterprise), read 5 November 2026. A 'not listed' means the page does not say it either way.
| Question | Team | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| How many seats? | The page says "For teams of 2 to 150." | The page lists a 20 seat minimum. No maximum is stated. |
| Commitment | Monthly or annual billing is listed. | The Enterprise page says an annual commitment is required. |
| Single sign-on | Listed as included. | Listed as included. |
| SCIM, role-based access, domain capture | Marked not included. | Listed as included. |
| Audit logs and Compliance API | Marked not included. | Listed as included. |
| Custom data retention controls | Marked not included. | Listed as included. |
| Admin controls and usage reporting | Central billing and administration, usage analytics, spend controls and connector controls are listed. For a worked example of a connector that acts under each person's permissions, see our Claude and Jira guide. | Usage analytics, spend controls, admin-defined groups and roles, and org-wide connector approval are listed. For one worked example of what a connector can reach, see our Claude and Notion guide. |
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What is the Claude Enterprise minimum seat count?
The Claude Enterprise minimum seat count is 20. Anthropic's pricing page lists a "20 seat minimum" for Enterprise, and its Enterprise page says "Minimum 20 seats" and notes that an annual commitment is required. We read both on 5 November 2026. Neither page states a maximum.
For Team, the pricing page says "For teams of 2 to 150." A group between 20 and 150 people can therefore sit in either plan, and the choice then depends on the controls below, not on headcount.
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Which controls usually decide the choice
Identity: both plans list single sign-on. Only Enterprise lists SCIM provisioning, role-based access and domain capture. If your IT team creates and removes accounts through an identity provider, note that Team does not list SCIM, so check how accounts will be created and removed.
Logging: Enterprise lists audit logs and a Compliance API; the Team column marks both as not included. If your security or records team needs to review who did what, this is the row to check first. Anthropic documents that its Excel add-in activity is not in Enterprise audit logs, though Enterprise organizations with the Compliance API get its sessions there; see our Claude for Excel guide.
Data retention: Enterprise lists custom data retention controls; Team marks them not included. If a policy sets how long conversations are kept, confirm it can be met on the plan you pick. Connectors that write to your accounting records raise a separate question; see our Claude and QuickBooks guide.
Anthropic also says its Outlook add-in does not inherit custom retention settings; see our Claude for Outlook guide.
What the pages do not say: they do not describe which single sign-on providers work, how SCIM is set up, or what an audit log contains. Ask Anthropic or your reseller for those details in writing.
how to choose
How to choose between the two plans
A short list of questions to settle before you pick a plan.
How many people will have a seat in the first year, and could it pass 150?
Does your IT team need automatic account creation and removal, or is a manual process acceptable?
Does your security, legal or records team need audit logs or a retention setting you control? Connected systems keep their own logs too; our Claude and Salesforce guide shows where Salesforce says to look.
Who will own the rollout: who sets the rules for what staff may paste in, and who reviews usage? If the rollout includes Slack, see how the Slack connector and Claude Tag differ.
Check current prices and terms on Anthropic's pricing page; they can change and this page does not repeat them.
how kriv helps
How Kriv AI helps with a Claude rollout
Kriv AI Inc. is an AI services company that trains teams to use Claude well and sets up the working rules around it: who uses it for what, how outputs are reviewed, and how usage is tracked. This page is not a quote for a plan. Kriv AI has achieved the Select partner tier in the Claude Partner Network Services Track.
Engagements are scoped and priced after a short discovery call. Teams that also use ChatGPT can read our guide to ChatGPT Business, which covers the plans OpenAI offers and how to roll one out.
Straight answers
Frequently asked questions about Claude Team vs Enterprise: what differs and how to choose
What is the difference between Claude Team and Claude Enterprise?
On Anthropic's pages, read 5 November 2026, Team is for 2 to 150 people and Enterprise has a 20 seat minimum. Enterprise lists SCIM, role-based access, audit logs, a Compliance API and custom data retention controls; the Team column marks these as not included.
What is the Claude Enterprise minimum number of seats?
Anthropic's pricing page lists a 20 seat minimum for Enterprise, and its Enterprise page says an annual commitment is required (both read 5 November 2026). Check the pages for the current terms.
Does Claude Team have single sign-on?
Anthropic's pricing page lists single sign-on as included on Team (read 5 November 2026). It marks SCIM and role-based access as not included.
Can a company of 50 people use Claude Team?
Anthropic's pricing page says Team is for teams of 2 to 150, so a group of 50 fits that range. Whether it also needs Enterprise controls such as audit logs depends on your security and records requirements.
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