specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Edlink
providerId: edlink
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Education
- EdTech
- Rostering
- SIS
- LMS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Edlink spend. Edlink bills edtech customers a recurring Monthly
  Platform Fee per tier plus an Additional Synced Person Fee charged per unique
  user whose data is provided to the learning platform each month. Because the
  dominant cost driver is the count of synced persons, cost optimization centers
  on minimizing the unique-user footprint actually synced per billing period.
  Concrete per-tier and per-synced-person dollar amounts are sales-negotiated and
  not publicly itemized, so they are not reconciled in this artifact.
notes: >-
  Confirm platform-fee amounts, per-synced-person rates, billing frequency, and
  any annual-commitment discounts against an Edlink quote during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://ed.link/pricing
- https://ed.link/community/pricing-faq/
- 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: Edlink
serviceCategory: Education Integration
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Plus-Usage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Edlink API
  ServiceCategory: Education Integration
  ProviderName: Edlink
  PublisherName: Edlink
  InvoiceIssuerName: Edlink
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Plus-Usage
meters:
- name: platform_fee
  description: Recurring monthly platform fee that unlocks the functionality of the contracted tier.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: flat
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
- name: synced_persons
  description: Unique users whose data is provided to the learning platform in a billing month, billed per person.
  unit: persons
  aggregation: distinct_count
  dimensions:
  - account
  - integration
  - district
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track unique synced-person counts per integration and district against the contracted tier each month.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag integrations and access tokens per customer or product so synced-person cost maps to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Limit syncs to the roster actually needed; prune inactive users and unshared schools to reduce per-synced-person fees; use incremental events to avoid over-provisioning.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per integration; review synced-person trends monthly against budget and tier thresholds.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com