specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Documenso
providerId: documenso
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- E-Signature
- Documents
- Signing
- Open Source
- DocuSign Alternative
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Documenso spend. Documenso bills via flat monthly cloud
  subscriptions (Free, Individual, Teams, Platform, Enterprise) rather than
  per-API-call usage, with Teams adding a per-seat charge for users beyond the
  included five. The self-hosted open-source edition (AGPL-3.0) has no
  subscription fee, shifting cost to self-managed infrastructure and operations.
notes: >-
  Subscription prices are subject to change; verify against the Documenso
  pricing page during reconciliation. Self-hosted total cost of ownership is
  driven by infrastructure, not vendor billing.
sources:
- https://documenso.com/pricing
- https://docs.documenso.com/developers/public-api
- 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: Documenso
serviceCategory: Productivity and Business Applications
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Documenso
  ServiceCategory: Productivity and Business Applications
  ProviderName: Documenso
  PublisherName: Documenso
  InvoiceIssuerName: Documenso
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: subscription_seat
  description: Flat monthly subscription charge per plan (Individual, Teams base, Platform).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: additional_user
  description: Per-seat charge for Teams users beyond the included five, at $8/user/month.
  unit: users
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - team
- name: documents
  description: Documents created; metered as a cap on the Free tier, unlimited on paid and self-hosted.
  unit: documents
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: self_hosted_infrastructure
  description: Self-managed compute, storage, and operations cost for AGPL self-hosted deployments (no vendor fee).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - environment
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active plan, seat count, and document volume against plan caps; for self-hosted, attribute infrastructure cost.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag API tokens and teams per workload; map subscriptions and seats to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan to actual seat and document volume; consider self-hosting under AGPL to eliminate subscription fees when ops capacity exists.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per team/subscription; review seat growth and plan tier monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com