specificationVersion: '1.0'
id: classlink-finops
name: ClassLink FinOps Framework
description: >-
  FinOps framework for managing ClassLink API and platform costs within K-12
  district and EdTech vendor environments. ClassLink licensing is district-wide
  and custom-quoted, so financial governance focuses on contract management,
  usage optimization, and ensuring license coverage aligns with actual
  enrollment and application usage data surfaced via the Analytics API.
provider: classlink
standard: FOCUS-1.0
url: https://www.classlink.com/contact
costModel:
  type: subscription
  billingCycle: annual
  pricingBasis: per-district
  pricingTransparency: opaque
  publicPricing: false
  notes: >-
    ClassLink sells annual district licenses. Pricing is not public and is
    determined by district enrollment size, product modules selected (LaunchPad,
    Roster Server, OneSync, Analytics), and contract negotiations. Renewal costs
    should be benchmarked against district enrollment changes each fiscal year.
spend:
  categories:
    - name: District License
      description: Annual subscription covering LaunchPad SSO and core identity services
      costDriver: per-district enrollment band
      optimizationTip: >-
        Negotiate multi-year contracts for discount. Verify enrollment counts
        match contracted user bands before renewal.
    - name: Analytics Add-On
      description: >-
        Optional Analytics or Analytics+ module for usage reporting and license
        optimization
      costDriver: per-district add-on fee
      optimizationTip: >-
        Use ClassLink Analytics data to identify underutilized application
        licenses and negotiate removal from district software contracts.
    - name: Integration / Partner Fees
      description: >-
        For EdTech vendors, integration costs include developer time to implement
        OneRoster and OAuth2; no API call fees are publicly documented.
      costDriver: engineering hours
      optimizationTip: >-
        Leverage ClassLink's free request libraries (GitHub: classlinkinc/request-libraries)
        in C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Python, or Go to reduce integration
        development time.
optimization:
  recommendations:
    - Use ClassLink Analytics to audit which applications are actively used vs
      licensed, and remove unused apps to reduce SaaS spend across the district.
    - Implement OneRoster automated rostering to eliminate manual CSV roster
      maintenance labor costs.
    - Take advantage of ClassLink's free partner program for EdTech vendors to
      avoid third-party integration middleware costs.
    - Monitor ClassLink status page (status.classlink.com) to track SLA
      compliance and document incidents for contract renewal negotiations.
allocation:
  strategy: >-
    Map ClassLink costs to individual school buildings or departments using
    district enrollment data available via the OneRoster /orgs endpoint.
    Apportion licensing fees proportionally based on active user counts per org
    sourced from the Analytics API.
  tags:
    - district
    - school
    - department
    - product-module
governance:
  renewalReview: annual
  contactForPricing: https://www.classlink.com/contact
  licenseAuditSource: ClassLink Analytics API
  statusMonitoring: https://status.classlink.com/