Pricing

Pay per company, never per seat.

Three monthly plans. Every tier includes the full Sparqbox process — AI reviewer, weighted scoring, mandatory feedback — with unlimited users, reviewers, and ideas. Pick the price; you get the whole product.

€0
Implementation cost
no consultants, no setup fees
Unlimited
Users, reviewers, and ideas on every tier
scale your team without scaling your bill
€1.25
per employee per month
if we would compare to others
The tiers

Three tiers. Pick your level.

Starter

For teams that want to start fast

€129/ month
  • Structured idea submission
  • AI first reviewer + AI brainstorm
  • Weighted scorecards & automatic decisions
  • Mandatory feedback on every idea
  • Unlimited users & reviewers

Limits: 3 categories, 5 coordinators, 1 active campaign at a time.

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Growth
€249/ month
  • Everything in Starter, unlimited
  • Innovation campaigns + Slack
  • Gamification (opt-in)
  • AI coach on draft ideas
  • Advanced analytics + AI trend preview
  • Priority support
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Scale
€499/ month
Available now
  • Everything in Growth
  • AI trend insights across submissions
  • SSO (SAML/OIDC) via setup call
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Dedicated customer success
Coming Q3 2026
  • REST API access
  • Webhook exports

Q3 features are committed to ship by September 2026 and included in your Scale subscription at no extra cost.

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Calculate your cost

See the per-employee cost for your team.

Slide to match your company. We'll show what Sparqbox costs per employee, the payback math on a single implemented idea, and how it compares to per-seat and enterprise alternatives.

200
10500
€249
Sparqbox · / month
Growth tier
1.25
Per employee · / month
€400,000
annual value at risk
800 ideas per year · 134× return on Sparqbox

Same company, side by side

Three options for the same team. Sparqbox on the left, alternatives on the right.

Sparqbox
The pricing on this page
Annual cost
€2,988 / year
Implementation
€0
User scaling
Unlimited
AI reviewer included
Every tier
Per-seat competitor
Avg €8 / user / month
Annual cost
€19,200 / year6.4x more
Implementation
€1,000-5,000
User scaling
Pay per user
AI reviewer included
Add-on fee
Enterprise tool
Brightidea, HYPE, etc.
Annual cost
€27,000 per year9.0x year one
Implementation
€10,000-30,000
User scaling
Contract-defined
AI reviewer included
Enterprise tier only
Assumes 1 idea per employee per quarter. 5% of ideas worth €10,000 when implemented.

Curious how Sparqbox compares to enterprise innovation platforms?

Why

Three decisions behind the price.

01 / Fair

Per company, not per seat

Every competitor charges by user. The more people use their product, the more it costs you. We charge by company band. More employees submitting ideas makes the product more valuable, not more expensive.

02 / Complete

AI included, not an add-on

Brightidea, Viima, and Ideanote sell AI features separately or as an enterprise upsell. Sparqbox includes AI brainstorm and the AI first reviewer on every tier, Starter included. AI coach on draft ideas ships on Growth. Trend insights across submissions ship on Scale.

03 / Simple

Self-serve in an afternoon

Enterprise idea platforms require €10-30k in onboarding consulting. Sparqbox sets up in an afternoon. That's why we can charge €129 where others charge €3,000+.

Dennis Jacobs, founder of Sparqbox

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Full comparison

Everything, side by side.

FeatureStarterGrowthScale
Core
Structured idea submission
AI brainstorm
AI first reviewer
Weighted scorecards
Automatic decisions
Mandatory feedback loop
Overlap detection
Supporter endorsements
Unlimited users & reviewers
CSV export
Email notifications
Email support
Admin audit log (UI)
Limits
Categories3UnlimitedUnlimited
Coordinators5UnlimitedUnlimited
Active campaigns1UnlimitedUnlimited
Beyond Starter
Innovation campaigns
Slack integration
Gamification (opt-in)
AI idea coach
@mentions & threaded comments
File attachments
Advanced analytics
Priority support
Scale only
AI trend insights
SSO (SAML/OIDC) — available now via setup call
Uptime SLA (99.9%)
Dedicated customer success
Coming Q3 2026
REST API accessQ3
Webhook exportsQ3

Competitor pricing changes often. These are directional estimates, not formal quotes.

Questions

Before you ask.

Sparqbox starts at €129 per month, around €1.25 per employee per month. Every plan includes the AI reviewer.
How we compare

The alternatives, honestly.

vs. Brightidea / HYPE Innovation

Enterprise platforms. €15-30k setup, €15-50k/year license, 3-6 month implementation. Built for Fortune 500. Overkill for anyone under 1,000 employees. If you're 50-500 people, you're paying for features you'll never use.

vs. Viima / Ideanote

Collection platforms. People submit ideas and others upvote. No weighted scoring, no AI review, no automatic decisions. Good for getting ideas in. Weak on what happens after.

vs. IdeaScale / Canny

Customer-facing feedback tools. Built for users suggesting product features, not employees suggesting company improvements. Different problem.

vs. Spreadsheets and email

The real competitor for most companies. Works for about 40 ideas a year before the tracking falls apart. Doesn't scale past one person caring.

We've talked to customers who tried all of these before us. These summaries are our honest read, not hostile.

Ready to pick a plan?

14-day trial of the Growth tier. No credit card. No sales call required.

Dennis Jacobs, founder of Sparqbox
Dennis Jacobs
Founder of Sparqbox