specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Brushfire
providerId: brushfire
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Event Ticketing
- Registration
- Ticketing
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Brushfire spend. Brushfire bills on a per-ticket basis rather
  than a metered API subscription - the REST API and App Key are free, and cost
  is incurred when paid tickets are sold, whether through the UI or the API.
  Published per-ticket fees vary by organization type (for example $0.75 for
  attractions/education, $1.50 for general events, $1 + 1% for faith
  organizations, or a $299/mo flat option for smaller churches), and credit-card
  processing through Stripe or Square is charged on top at their standard rates.
  There are no setup fees and no monthly contracts, so spend scales directly with
  paid ticket volume plus payment processing.
notes: >-
  Per-ticket fees and processing rates were read from brushfire.com/pricing at
  review time and can change; reconcile against a Brushfire quote. Free tickets
  are generally free to issue. The API carries no separate metered cost, so the
  cost drivers to model are paid-ticket volume and card-processing fees.
sources:
- https://www.brushfire.com/pricing/
- https://developer.brushfire.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: Brushfire
serviceCategory: Event Ticketing and Registration
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Per Transaction
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Brushfire Ticketing
  ServiceCategory: Event Ticketing and Registration
  ProviderName: Brushfire
  PublisherName: Brushfire
  InvoiceIssuerName: Brushfire
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: paid_tickets
  description: Paid tickets sold, billed at the per-ticket fee for the organization type.
  unit: tickets
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - event
  - ticketType
- name: card_processing
  description: Credit-card processing fees charged by Stripe or Square on top of the Brushfire per-ticket fee.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - event
  - processor
- name: flat_monthly
  description: Optional flat monthly fee (for example, the $299/mo church tier) where applicable instead of per-ticket fees.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track paid-ticket volume and processing fees per event and ticket type; free tickets should net to zero fee.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map events and ticket types to internal programs or campuses so ticket-fee spend maps to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Choose the fee-handling model (pass to attendee, absorb, or split) deliberately; pick the org-appropriate pricing tier; use the flat monthly option when ticket volume makes it cheaper than per-ticket fees.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per event; review per-ticket and processing spend against ticket revenue after each event.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com