specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Breeze ChMS
providerId: breeze-chms
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Church Management
- ChMS
- Giving
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Breeze ChMS spend. Breeze bills a single flat monthly
  subscription that includes unlimited people, unlimited users, all features,
  support, the mobile app, and full REST API access, with no setup or
  termination fees. Because the API is included in the flat rate, API usage
  itself carries no marginal charge - the request-rate limit (~20/min) governs
  throughput rather than cost. The only usage-based components are text
  messaging above the monthly allowance (per-message overage) and per-
  transaction processing fees on online / text giving. For most churches the
  dominant, predictable cost is the flat subscription; variable cost tracking
  focuses on messaging volume and giving-processing fees.
notes: >-
  Verify the current monthly rate, text-message overage rate, and giving
  transaction fee schedule on breezechms.com/pricing. No per-API-call billing
  exists; optimize for the shared rate limit rather than for cost per request.
sources:
- https://www.breezechms.com/pricing
- https://support.breezechms.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002438453-Pricing-Features-Tech-Requirements
- 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: Breeze ChMS
serviceCategory: Church Management Software (SaaS)
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Flat-Rate Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Breeze ChMS
  ServiceCategory: Church Management Software
  ProviderName: Breeze ChMS
  PublisherName: Breeze ChMS
  InvoiceIssuerName: Breeze ChMS
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Flat-Rate Subscription
meters:
- name: subscription
  description: Flat monthly Breeze subscription; includes API access at no extra charge.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: text_messages
  description: Text messages sent; billed per message above the monthly allowance.
  unit: messages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: giving_transactions
  description: Online / text giving transactions; billed as a percentage processing fee per donation.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - fund
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track the flat subscription as a fixed cost and monitor variable text-messaging and giving-processing fees monthly.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute giving-processing fees by fund to see the net cost of each fund's online giving.
- name: Optimization
  description: Stay within the included text-message allowance and cache API reads to avoid rate-limit-driven retries; the API adds no marginal cost so there is nothing to optimize per call.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the subscription and for reviewing messaging and giving-fee variance against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com