specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Bonusly
providerId: bonusly
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-07-10'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Employee Recognition
- Rewards
- HR
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Bonusly spend. A Bonusly deployment has two distinct cost
  components. The first is the platform subscription, billed per employee per
  month (PEPM) across the Team and Organization plans, plus the optional Bizy AI
  add-on. The second - often the larger line item - is the reward budget: the
  actual dollars funding the points employees give and redeem for gift cards,
  donations, and custom rewards. The API is included with the paid platform
  subscription and does not carry a separate metered fee, except that AI-agent
  access via the MCP server draws on an included monthly allotment of tool calls
  on the top plan.
notes: >-
  PEPM rates are list prices and the Organization tier is custom-quoted; verify
  on the Bonusly pricing page. The reward budget is funded and billed
  separately from the subscription and is typically the dominant cost driver.
  API usage itself is not separately metered on the standard plans.
sources:
- https://bonusly.com/pricing
- https://help.bonus.ly/en/articles/13320193-paying-for-bonusly-subscriptions
- https://docs.bonus.ly/
- 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: Bonusly
serviceCategory: HR and Employee Engagement
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly or Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Bonusly
  ServiceCategory: HR and Employee Engagement
  ProviderName: Bonusly
  PublisherName: Bonusly
  InvoiceIssuerName: Bonusly
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: seats
  description: Active users on the paid plan, billed per employee per month (PEPM).
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: reward_budget
  description: Dollars funding the points employees redeem for gift cards, donations, and custom rewards, billed separately from the subscription.
  unit: currency
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - reward_type
  - country
- name: bizy_ai
  description: Optional Bizy AI add-on, per user per month when purchased separately.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: mcp_tool_calls
  description: AI-agent tool calls through the MCP server against an included monthly allotment on the top plan.
  unit: tool_calls
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Separate the platform subscription (PEPM seats) from the reward budget; track both against headcount and redemption activity.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute seats and reward redemptions to departments or teams using the department field on users and the analytics snapshots.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the base allowance and reward budget to actual redemption patterns; deactivate archived users to stop paying for inactive seats.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the subscription and a separate owner for the reward budget; review monthly PEPM and redemption spend together.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com