Gather pricing in 2026: Spec Lite, Spec Pro and what each seat adds
Gather publishes Spec Lite at $99 and Spec Pro at $199 a month, each with one seat and $39 for every extra. The tier differences, seat maths and quote-only Premium plan, checked 2026-08-03.
By Idan Mann, founder of NYA
The short answer
Gather publishes two priced plans: Spec Lite at $99 a month and Spec Pro at $199 a month. Each includes one seat, and additional seats cost $39 a month on both. Spec Premium is quote-only. A five-person team therefore pays $255 on Spec Lite or $355 on Spec Pro.
All competitor prices on this page were taken from the vendor's own pricing page on August 3, 2026 and are linked at the bottom. Prices change — tell us if you spot one that has.
The published plans
| Plan | Monthly price | Seats included | Each extra seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spec Lite | $99 | 1 | $39 |
| Spec Pro | $199 | 1 | $39 |
| Spec Premium | Custom pricing | Not published | Not published |
What a team actually pays
| Team size | Spec Lite | Spec Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $99 | $199 |
| 2 people | $138 | $238 |
| 3 people | $177 | $277 |
| 5 people | $255 | $355 |
| 8 people | $372 | $472 |
That constant gap is the useful part. Choosing between Spec Lite and Spec Pro is a straight $100-a-month question about features, not a decision that gets more expensive as the studio grows — which is unusual, and in the buyer's favour.
What separates Spec Lite from Spec Pro
Gather describes Spec Lite as being "for teams who just need the basic specification tools for smaller projects" and Spec Pro as being "for teams who need advanced spec tools for large, complex projects." The capabilities its page lists only against Spec Pro are:
- Collections and revision tracking
- Items placed in multiple areas
- Submittals
- Custom instructions
- Advanced data management
- Spec package attachments
- History
- More user roles
- Priority chat and email support, rather than Spec Lite's AI chat support
Revision tracking and submittals are the two that decide it. A studio issuing one specification package per project can live on Spec Lite; a studio whose packages go through client and contractor review cycles is buying Spec Pro whether it wants to or not, because tracking what changed between revisions is the job.
The trial rule worth knowing before you start
Gather's pricing page carries a footnote most vendors do not: "All trials include all features. You can downgrade your plan before subscribing if you don't need all the features." So the trial is a Spec Pro trial regardless of what you intend to buy, and the honest way to use it is to note which Pro-only features you actually reached for. If none of the nine above came up in a real project, Spec Lite is $1,200 a year cheaper.
Where Gather sits against the rest of the category
| Software | 1 seat | 3 seats | 5 seats | Billing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planify (annual) | $24.49 | $24.49 | $24.49 | Flat per studio |
| NYA | $49 | $129 | $129 | Flat per firm |
| DesignFiles (Full Service) | $75 | $135 | $195 | $75 + $30/user |
| Programa (Pro, annual) | $71 | $133 | $195 | $71 + $31/seat |
| Studio Designer (Essentials, annual) | $69 | $207 | $345 | Per user |
| Studio Designer (Premier, annual) | $109 | $327 | $545 | Per user |
| Gather (Spec Pro) | $199 | $277 | $355 | $199 + $39/seat |
| Houzz Pro | $249 | $369 | $489 | $249 + $60/user |
| Design Manager | $79 | $237 | $395 | Per user |
Gather at Spec Pro is among the more expensive first seats in the category and one of the cheaper additional seats, which suits a small team with deep specification work. What it is not is a CRM-to-payment business system: leads, proposals and invoicing sit outside the product's centre of gravity. Compare it with Programa on specification depth, and with the category pricing guide if the goal is to replace several tools at once.
Common questions
- How much does Gather cost?
- Spec Lite is $99 a month and Spec Pro is $199 a month, each including one seat, with additional seats at $39 a month on both plans. Spec Premium is quote-only. Checked on Gather's pricing page 2026-08-03.
- What does a Gather seat cost?
- $39 per additional user per month on both Spec Lite and Spec Pro. Because the seat rate is the same on both, the gap between the two plans stays at $100 a month no matter how large the team gets.
- What is the difference between Spec Lite and Spec Pro?
- Spec Pro adds collections and revision tracking, items in multiple areas, submittals, custom instructions, advanced data management, spec package attachments, history and more user roles, plus priority chat and email support instead of AI chat support.
- Does Gather have a free trial?
- Yes, and its pricing page states every trial includes all features with the option to downgrade before subscribing. That means you trial Spec Pro capabilities even if you plan to buy Spec Lite.
- How much is Gather for a five-person team?
- $255 a month on Spec Lite or $355 a month on Spec Pro — the plan price plus $39 for each of the four seats beyond the one included.