Multi-user workspaces

A multi-user workspace is a workspace with more than one member. Multi-user workspaces unlock Tree's collaboration features: comments, assignments, permissions, activity feed, and real-time collaboration. Multi-user workspaces are a Team-tier feature.

What multi-user workspaces enable

Once a workspace has more than one user, the following features become available:

• Comments on nodes, for threaded discussion attached to specific work
• Assignments for designating which user owns which node
• Permissions and roles for controlling who can do what within the workspace
• Activity feed for tracking changes across the workspace
• Real-time collaboration so multiple users can edit the same project simultaneously

These features are not available in single-user workspaces, even on Paid tier. They exist specifically to support multiple humans coordinating their work.

The single-user vs multi-user threshold

The threshold for Team tier is exactly one additional user. A workspace with one user is a personal workspace (Free or Paid). A workspace with two users is a Team workspace. There is no in-between.

Once a workspace adds a second user, billing transitions to Team rates ($8 per user per year). The original user's plan converts to a Team seat, and the new user is also a Team seat.

Why no free Team tier

Tree doesn't offer a free Team tier. The reasoning is covered in detail on the pricing page, but in short: the cost to serve a multi-user workspace is meaningfully higher than a solo workspace, and a free Team tier would either bankrupt the team or force aggressive feature limits on the free version.

Tree's Free tier stays free for solo use because the cost to serve a solo user is small. Multi-user workspaces are paid because charging is what keeps the personal tier free.

Tier availability

Multi-user workspaces are a Team-tier feature. Free and Paid are single-user only.

Related

• Comments
• Assignments
• Permissions and roles
• Activity feed
• Real-time collaboration