name: Canvas Medical FinOps
description: Financial operations guidance for Canvas Medical API consumers. Canvas Medical uses a patient-based subscription model with unlimited API calls, making cost management straightforward relative to per-call pricing models.
url: https://www.canvasmedical.com/pricing
model: per-active-patient subscription
billingCycle: monthly in arrears
contractLength: initial two-year term with annual renewal options
currency: USD
costDrivers:
  - name: Monthly Active Patients
    description: Primary cost driver; subscription fee scales with the number of patients active in the platform each month
    unit: patient/month
    tier1:
      plan: Builder
      includedBase: 1000
      basePrice: 4000
      perPatientOverage: Contact sales for overage rates
    tier2:
      plan: Enterprise
      includedBase: 3000
      basePrice: Contact sales
      scaling: Volume-based pricing reducing per-patient cost at scale
  - name: API Calls
    description: Not a cost driver; both plans include unlimited API calls
    metered: false
    notes: No per-call charges; API usage does not affect billing
  - name: Users
    description: Not a cost driver; both plans include unlimited users
    metered: false
  - name: Add-on Services
    description: Some selective customers may incur pass-through add-on service costs
    metered: true
    notes: Invoiced transparently as pass-through costs
costOptimization:
  - strategy: Right-size plan by patient volume
    description: Choose Builder at $4,000/month for up to 1,000 active patients; move to Enterprise when volume exceeds 1,000 or when needing dedicated support
  - strategy: Leverage unlimited API calls
    description: Since API calls are unlimited in both plans, optimize for integration richness rather than call minimization
  - strategy: Self-serve customization
    description: Canvas provides SDK and documentation for self-serve development; avoid paid customization engagements to control costs
  - strategy: Monitor active patient counts
    description: Active patient counts drive subscription costs; ensure inactive patients are properly marked to avoid unnecessary overage charges
  - strategy: Two-year contract planning
    description: Initial contracts are two-year terms; plan growth projections carefully before committing to a tier
budgeting:
  minimumMonthlyCommitment:
    builder: 4000
    enterprise: Contact sales
  annualMinimum:
    builder: 48000
    enterprise: Contact sales
  implementationCosts: Included in subscription; no additional implementation fees
  notes:
    - No per-API-call charges simplify budget forecasting
    - Costs scale linearly with patient volume beyond included minimums
    - Volume discounts available at Enterprise tier reduce per-patient cost at scale