specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: BigID
providerId: bigid
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - DSPM
  - Privacy
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for BigID. BigID is licensed via annual
  enterprise subscriptions priced on data-source count, environment count, and
  pillars licensed; there is no usage-based metering published in the developer
  portal. Customers running BigID self-hosted on Kubernetes also incur
  infrastructure cost on the underlying cloud(s).
sources:
  - https://bigid.com/data-security-platform/
  - https://bigid.com/privacy-automation-suite/
  - https://bigid.com/ai-security-and-governance/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: BigID Inc.
serviceCategory: Security
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
  primaryUnit: subscription
  secondaryUnits:
    - data-source
    - scanner
    - environment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: BigID Platform
  ServiceCategory: Security
  ProviderName: BigID
  PublisherName: BigID Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: BigID Inc.
  PricingCategory: Subscription
  PricingUnit: subscription-year
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: data_source_count
    unit: data-source
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - environment
      - pillar
    description: Number of distinct data sources connected and scanned during the billing period.
  - name: environment_count
    unit: environment
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - cloud
      - region
    description: Number of cloud/on-prem environments the BigID deployment covers.
  - name: scanner_count
    unit: scanner
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - scanner_group
    description: Number of scanner pods/containers deployed; drives infrastructure cost for self-hosted customers.
notes:
  - 'BigID does not publish a public price book. Plans/pricing capture commercial pillars (DSP, Privacy, AI Security, Catalog) with contact-sales pricing.'
  - 'For self-hosted deployments the underlying cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, storage, network egress) is billed by the hyperscaler, not BigID.'
  - 'No usage-based API metering is exposed in the public developer portal.'