specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Bold Commerce
providerId: bold-commerce
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-07-10'
reconciled: false
tags:
- E-Commerce
- Subscriptions
- Checkout
- Pricing
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Bold Commerce spend. Bold is billed as merchant app
  subscriptions, not as a metered API product. The dominant cost drivers are a
  recurring per-app software fee (for example, Bold Subscriptions at a monthly
  tier) plus a percentage transaction fee charged on each processed order that
  contains a subscription product, and, for Bold Memberships, a member-count
  tier plus a 1% fee on top of Stripe processing. Bold Checkout and Bold Price
  Rules are generally bundled into platform / headless commerce agreements.
  Because the transaction fee scales with subscription order volume, GMV growth
  directly increases Bold spend.
notes: >-
  Per-unit rates are grounded from Bold's public pricing pages but not
  reconciled here; verify current tiers and transaction-fee percentages on
  boldcommerce.com. Payment processing (for example, Stripe) is a separate
  charge from a different invoice issuer.
sources:
- https://boldcommerce.com/shopify/subscriptions-pricing
- https://support.boldcommerce.com/hc/en-us/articles/207374243-Bold-Memberships-Pricing-Overview
- https://developer.boldcommerce.com
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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: Bold Commerce
serviceCategory: E-Commerce and Commerce Platform
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Plus-Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Bold Commerce Apps
  ServiceCategory: E-Commerce and Commerce Platform
  ProviderName: Bold Commerce
  PublisherName: Bold Commerce
  InvoiceIssuerName: Bold Commerce
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Plus-Usage
meters:
- name: app_subscription_fee
  description: Recurring monthly software fee for a Bold app tier (for example, Bold Subscriptions).
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - shop
  - app
  - plan
- name: subscription_transaction_fee
  description: Percentage fee charged on each processed order containing a subscription product.
  unit: orders
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - shop
  - plan
- name: membership_tier_fee
  description: Bold Memberships monthly fee based on active member-count tier.
  unit: members
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - shop
  - tier
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track the per-app monthly fee plus the transaction fee against subscription order volume (GMV) per shop.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each Bold app subscription and its transaction fees to the store / brand / team that owns it.
- name: Optimization
  description: Choose the plan tier whose transaction-fee percentage best matches your subscription GMV; higher tiers trade a larger monthly fee for a lower per-order percentage.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review monthly Bold invoices against subscription revenue so the effective take-rate stays understood as volume grows.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com