specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Formspree
providerId: formspree
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:
- Forms
- Backend
- Static Sites
- Email
- Webhooks
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for Formspree. Billing is a flat plan fee
  (Free or one of three paid tiers — Personal, Professional, Business) with
  the monthly submission cap as the dominant constraint. There are no usage
  overages — you are throttled, not metered, above plan cap.
notes: >-
  Cost optimisation is mostly about right-sizing the tier to actual monthly
  submissions. Free's 30-day archive retention is the chief operational
  optimisation — schedule exports if downgrading or near-archive age.
sources:
- https://formspree.io/plans
- 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: Formspree
serviceCategory: Forms / Backend
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription (capped)
  billingFrequency: Monthly / Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Formspree
  ServiceCategory: Forms
  ProviderName: Formspree
  PublisherName: Formspree
  InvoiceIssuerName: Formspree
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingUnit: plan-month
meters:
- name: plan_subscription
  description: Flat monthly plan fee.
  unit: month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: monthly_submissions
  description: Submissions counted against plan cap (50 on Free).
  unit: submission
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - form
- name: archive_retention
  description: Days of submission history retained (30 on Free; full on paid).
  unit: days
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Use Formspree dashboard usage page; threshold emails at 50/75/90% of cap.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use per-form hashids to allocate by team / project.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size plan tier to actual monthly submissions; schedule exports before archive expiry on Free.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign account owner; alert on threshold notifications.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com