specification: FinOps Framework 1.0
provider: Forest Admin
providerId: forestadmin
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12
url: https://www.forestadmin.com/pricing

billingModel: seat-based
billingCycle: monthly-or-annual
currency: USD
annualDiscount: 20%

focusColumns:
  - ChargeType: Usage
  - ServiceName: Forest Admin Admin Panel
  - ServiceCategory: Internal Tools / Operations Orchestration
  - PublisherName: Forest Admin
  - ResourceType: User Seat
  - BillingCurrency: USD
  - ListUnitPrice: 60.00
  - ListCostPerMonth: varies-by-seat-count
  - PricingUnit: per-user/month
  - Region: SaaS (global)

meters:
  - name: ActiveUserSeats
    description: >
      Number of active user seats billed per month. Forest Admin charges per user
      on the Scale plan at $60/user/month (monthly) or $48/user/month (annual).
    unit: user-seat
    pricingTier: Scale
    pricePerUnit: 60.00
    annualPricePerUnit: 48.00
    currency: USD
    period: monthly

  - name: ControlPlanSeats
    description: >
      Enterprise seats on the Control plan with custom pricing. Minimum commitment
      of 50 users. Pricing negotiated directly with Forest Admin sales team.
    unit: user-seat
    pricingTier: Control
    pricePerUnit: custom
    minimumUnits: 50
    currency: USD
    period: monthly

  - name: AddOnOnPremise
    description: On-premise deployment of the Forest Admin UI on customer infrastructure.
    unit: feature
    pricePerUnit: custom
    currency: USD
    period: monthly

  - name: AddOnWhiteLabel
    description: White-label branding removal for the admin panel.
    unit: feature
    pricePerUnit: custom
    currency: USD
    period: monthly

principles:
  Visibility:
    description: >
      Forest Admin provides seat-based billing that is straightforward to track against
      active user counts. Teams can monitor seat consumption via the admin panel's user
      management interface. Status transparency is available at status.forestadmin.com.
    recommendations:
      - Track active vs. provisioned user seats monthly to avoid overpaying for inactive users
      - Use annual billing to capture the 20% discount when seat count is predictable
      - Audit user roles and deactivate unused accounts to reduce seat costs

  Optimization:
    description: >
      The agent-based architecture means infrastructure costs (compute, database) are borne
      by the customer. The main Forest Admin cost lever is seat count. Optimization focuses
      on right-sizing seat purchases and leveraging annual commitments.
    recommendations:
      - Consolidate team members onto shared roles to reduce distinct seat requirements
      - Evaluate annual vs. monthly billing at renewal (20% savings with annual)
      - Identify power users vs. occasional users; restrict seats to active contributors
      - For enterprises, negotiate Control plan pricing based on committed seat volume
      - Use Forest Admin's free community tier for development and staging environments