specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Envato
providerId: envato
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Stock Media
- Marketplace
- Themes
- Audio
- Video
- Graphics
- Subscription
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for Envato. Cost is per-asset (Market) or subscription (Elements). The
  Market API itself is free; purchases happen on the marketplace via the standard checkout. Elements
  is invoiced monthly/annually. Optimize Elements by matching seat tier to active users and
  consolidating Market purchases under a single buyer account for reporting.
notes: "Two cost paths: Market per-asset and Elements subscription."
sources:
- https://elements.envato.com/pricing
- 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: Envato
serviceCategory: Stock Media / Digital Marketplace
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Per-Asset / Subscription
  billingFrequency: One-time / Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Subscription
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Envato Market / Elements
  ServiceCategory: Stock Media
  ProviderName: Envato
  PublisherName: Envato
  InvoiceIssuerName: Envato
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
- name: market_purchases
  description: Per-asset purchases on Envato Market.
  unit: asset
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - marketplace
  - asset_type
- name: elements_subscription
  description: Envato Elements subscription seats.
  unit: seat-month
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - tier
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Centralize Market purchases under one buyer account; pull Elements seat report monthly.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate Market purchases to project; Elements seats to consuming creative team.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use Elements for high-volume creative; reserve Market purchases for one-off items not on Elements.
- name: Accountability
  description: Creative ops owns Elements; product/dev owns Market app credentials and purchase reconciliation.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com