specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Everhour
providerId: everhour
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Time Tracking
- Timesheets
- Productivity
- Project Management
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Everhour spend. Everhour is a seat-based SaaS subscription -
  the API itself carries no usage charge, so the cost driver is the number of
  active seats on the Team plan ($8.50 per user per month billed annually,
  roughly $10 billed monthly, 5-seat minimum) or a negotiated Custom agreement
  at 50+ seats. A Free plan covers up to 5 seats with limited features.
  Because Everhour is itself a time, budget, and expense tracking system, the
  API doubles as a FinOps data source - project budgets, billable amounts,
  labor costs, expenses, and profit can be pulled from the reports dashboards
  for cost allocation in your own tooling.
notes: >-
  Seat counts are the only Everhour meter to manage; API call volume affects
  rate limits, not billing. Verify current per-seat rates on the Everhour
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://everhour.com/pricing
- https://everhour.docs.apiary.io/
- 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: Everhour
serviceCategory: Business Applications
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly or Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Everhour
  ServiceCategory: Business Applications
  ProviderName: Everhour
  PublisherName: Everhour
  InvoiceIssuerName: Everhour
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: seats
  description: Active team seats on the subscription; the sole billing meter ($8.50/user/month annual, ~$10 monthly, 5-seat minimum on Team).
  unit: seats
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: api_requests
  description: API requests per key; rate-limited (~20 per 10 seconds) but not billed.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - api key
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active vs licensed seats monthly; use the Everhour reports API (dashboards for projects, clients, users) to surface labor costs, billable amounts, and profit for downstream FinOps reporting.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Everhour projects and clients to internal cost centers so tracked time and expenses allocate cleanly; seat costs allocate per team member.
- name: Optimization
  description: Remove inactive seats before renewal, choose annual billing for the 15% discount, and stay on Free while at 5 or fewer seats with basic needs.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the Everhour subscription who reviews seat counts and plan fit each billing cycle.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com