specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Cropio
providerId: cropio
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Agriculture
- AgTech
- Precision Agriculture
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Cropio (Cropwise Operations) spend. There is no separate API
  bill - the API is included with a Cropwise Operations subscription, which is
  licensed per account, historically on a per-user, per-year basis with a
  managed-area (hectare) allowance per company (see the `area_limit` field on
  the Company API resource). Cropio itself was absorbed into Syngenta in 2019;
  invoicing, if applicable, would come from Syngenta / Cropwise, not a
  standalone "Cropio" entity. No public FOCUS-aligned rate card is published.
notes: >-
  Cost drivers are the subscription tier (user seats, managed hectares, and
  which modules - satellite/NDVI, weather, telematics, scouting - are included)
  rather than API call volume. Verify current invoicing structure directly with
  Cropwise/Syngenta sales, since public per-unit rates are not reconciled here.
sources:
- https://operations.cropwise.com/
- https://cropwiseoperations.docs.apiary.io/
- https://www.syngenta.com/media/media-releases/2019/syngenta-acquires-cropio
- 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: Syngenta (Cropwise Operations, formerly Cropio)
serviceCategory: Agriculture Technology and Farm Management
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Cropwise Operations
  ServiceCategory: Agriculture Technology and Farm Management
  ProviderName: Cropio
  PublisherName: Syngenta
  InvoiceIssuerName: Syngenta
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: subscribed_users
  description: Licensed user seats on a Cropwise Operations company account.
  unit: users
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: managed_hectares
  description: Managed area allowance per company account (area_limit).
  unit: hectares
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: satellite_imagery_module
  description: Optional satellite/NDVI imagery module, if separately licensed.
  unit: fields
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: telematics_module
  description: Optional machinery/telematics (GPS) module, if separately licensed.
  unit: machines
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track licensed user seats and the managed-hectare allowance per company account against actual field/farm size under management.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Cropwise Operations subscription cost to the farms/business units whose fields, crops, and machinery are tracked in the account.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size user seats and confirm which optional modules (satellite/NDVI, weather, telematics) are actually in use before renewal.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an account owner to review the annual Cropwise Operations subscription and confirm the managed-area allowance still matches farmed acreage.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com