aid: awardco
name: Awardco FinOps
url: https://www.awardco.com/plans
description: |
  FinOps notes for Awardco. Awardco is a SaaS employee recognition and rewards
  platform sold on quote-based commercial plans, with rewards funded separately
  through employee point balances that redeem in a marketplace (Amazon Business,
  gift cards, swag, service awards). The public REST API is an account capability,
  not a separately metered or publicly priced product, so there is no per-call
  API cost to forecast - the cost drivers are the platform subscription plus the
  monetary value of points/rewards distributed.
costModel: |
  Two distinct cost centers. (1) Platform subscription - a quote-based Awardco
  plan (Standard, Scale, Enterprise, Service Awards Only, Automated + 2), plus
  optional add-ons (A-Pay, Company Store, Awardco Engage). (2) Rewards spend -
  the funded value of points awarded and redeemed by employees. The API itself
  carries no published usage-based fee.
billingUnit: |
  Subscription (quote-based, typically annual) for the platform; monetary value
  of points/rewards for redemptions. No per-API-call metering is published.
optimizationNotes:
  - Model rewards spend (points funded and redeemed) separately from the platform subscription; the two scale differently.
  - Scope API keys tightly to the minimum permissions needed; treat Create User, Reset User Password, and Import Users as sensitive.
  - Use prebuilt HRIS/SSO connectors before building custom Awardco Connect integrations to reduce build and maintenance cost.
  - Confirm plan tier and any per-user pricing with Awardco sales - per-seat and platform fees are not publicly disclosed.
notes: |
  No public per-call API pricing exists as of the review date; this file frames
  Awardco cost around the subscription plus rewards spend rather than API usage.
sources:
  - url: https://www.awardco.com/plans
    type: Plans
  - url: https://code.awardco.com/api
    type: Documentation