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SProbot Pricing: Complete Cost Breakdown for SharePoint Storage Management

Get a clear breakdown of SProbot pricing for SharePoint storage management. Compare costs, ROI, and see how it reduces admin time and storage waste.
Martin Hattingh
Updated
March 25, 2026
6 min to read

Pricing is almost always one of the first questions IT admins ask when evaluating SharePoint storage management tools. And for good reason - storage is one of the fastest‑growing line items in a Microsoft 365 budget.

If you're comparing tools or building a business case internally, this guide gives you a clear, transparent breakdown of SProbot pricing, how it compares to manual management costs, and what factors influence ROI.

1. Why pricing matters in SharePoint storage management

SharePoint storage isn’t just about gigabytes and terabytes - it’s about:

  • Predictability (no surprise storage bills)
  • Visibility (accurate reporting across sites and teams)
  • Governance (compliance, retention, cleanup workflows)
  • Efficiency (reducing admin time and storage waste)

Your pricing evaluation should reflect both direct licensing costs and indirect operational costs.

That's where SProbot differs from generic admin tools: it’s designed specifically to reduce long‑term storage spend and admin overhead, not just to display usage numbers.

2. How SProbot Pricing Works

SProbot uses a simple, transparent annual subscription model based on the storage consumed on the tenant, regardless of the assigned quota.

This ensures pricing is aligned with how much value is being added - not with arbitrary per-user limits or hidden fees.

What’s Included in SProbot

Every SProbot plan includes all the reports and cleanup tools you need to reduce storage consumption on your tenant.

Automated SharePoint storage discovery

The index provides up-to-date (within 34-72 hours) information on site-level metrics, and the crawl works through all items in the tenant on an ongoing basis over days and weeks to provide granular information on size, versioning, and activity.

✓ Storage growth and cost projections

The Health Check calculates average growth rate and projected cost for the next 12 months based on the previous 6 months.

✓ Large and inactive file detection

Large files over 50MB, and files last modified more than 3, 5 or 7 years are automatically detected across all sites.

✓ Inactive & orphaned site detection

Reduce waste by targeting the highest‑impact inactive sites, and identifying orphaned sites which may be a risk in the near future.

Version cleanup

Powerful cleanup actions enable trimming of all except the latest 25, 10, 5 or very latest version of files consuming a large amount of storage.

✓ Comprehensive dashboards

Simple, easy-to-understand insights with figures across important storage metrics.

3. How SProbot pricing compares to alternatives

When evaluating pricing, the real comparison is how much time, effort and cost are involved with manually achieving the same objectives.

Costs of manually managing storage vs SProbot
Task Monthly hours
Manual Management 💰 8–16 hours per month of admin - $480–$960 cost
🚨 Unpredictable storage overages
🧹 One‑off cleanup projects with limited visibility
Consulting / MSP-led Storage Reporting 💰 $100–$150 per hour
⌛ Typically 6–10 hours per audit
📆 Only done quarterly
📈 No trend data or forecasting
SProbot 🤖 Automated, predictable
💲 Fixed cost
✅ Removes expensive surprise projects
📊 Pays for itself through waste reduction

Even a conservative calculation shows SProbot reduces TCO significantly vs manual workflows.

Who gets the most value from SProbot?

SProbot delivers the best ROI for organisations that:

  • Have growing storage usage
  • Manage hundreds or thousands of sites
  • Need predictable storage costs
  • Want to reduce admin workload
  • Need audit‑ready reporting
  • Want to avoid storage bill spikes

If you recognise any of these, the cost of not using SProbot is higher than the cost of buying it.

How to get pricing for your tenant

The fastest way to get exact pricing is simply to find your current storage usage in the SharePoint admin center (in the example below, 16.41 TB) and input this into the calculator below.

Your tenant

14 TB
SProbot annual subscription cost
$0

Need a more comprehensive overview of projected storage costs and potential savings on your tenant?

👉 Use our SharePoint storage calculator

Pricing FAQ

Is SProbot charged per user?
No. Pricing is calculated on the current storage consumption on the tenant at the point of licensing.

Is there a free trial?
Yes, SProbot offers a 14-day trial with full reporting functionality, 10 cleanup actions, and AI assessment of the 10 most recently active sites.

Is onboarding included?
Yes, each SProbot subscription includes 4 hours of initial and follow-up training as an when necessary.

Is support included?
Yes, unlimited email and Teams call support is included within support hours.

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