specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Fortnox
providerId: fortnox
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Accounting
- ERP
- Invoicing
- Bookkeeping
- Sweden
- Nordics
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- SaaS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Fortnox spend. Fortnox is a per-user, per-month SaaS billed in
  Swedish kronor (SEK, excl. VAT): customers pay a base "Fortnox Access" fee plus
  one or more program/package licenses (bookkeeping, invoicing, salary, etc.),
  with charges scaling by users, add-on modules, and usage-based services
  (e-invoices, payments, interpretation). The API itself has no separate metered
  API fee for a customer's own use; instead, third-party integrations are
  distributed through the Fortnox marketplace under a revenue-share (the
  integrator receives ~75% of the integration's revenue, Fortnox retains ~25%
  for platform, marketing, and recommendation costs). Exact per-license SEK rates
  are not reconciled here and change frequently.
notes: >-
  Two distinct cost perspectives: (1) a Fortnox CUSTOMER pays SEK per user/month
  for licenses and add-ons; (2) an INTEGRATION DEVELOPER earns marketplace
  revenue net of Fortnox's ~25% share and pays no per-request API fee, but must
  design within the 300 req/min per-token rate limit. Verify current package
  and license pricing at https://www.fortnox.se/produkt/prislista.
sources:
- https://www.fortnox.se/produkt/prislista
- https://www.fortnox.se/developer
- https://www.finops.org/framework/
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: Fortnox
serviceCategory: Business Applications
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: SEK
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Fortnox
  ServiceCategory: Business Applications
  ProviderName: Fortnox
  PublisherName: Fortnox
  InvoiceIssuerName: Fortnox
  BillingCurrency: SEK
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: user_licenses
  description: Per-user monthly program/package licenses (SEK/user/month, excl. VAT).
  unit: users
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - tenant
  - package
- name: platform_access
  description: Base "Fortnox Access" platform fee per company/month.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - tenant
- name: usage_services
  description: Usage-based add-on services such as e-invoices, payments, and interpretation.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - tenant
  - service
- name: marketplace_revenue_share
  description: Fortnox's ~25% share of paid third-party integration revenue (developer keeps ~75%).
  unit: percent
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - integration
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track per-user license counts, base Access fee, and usage-service transactions per Fortnox company (tenant).
- name: Allocation
  description: Map licenses and add-on services to the teams/entities using each Fortnox company file.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size user seats and packages; consolidate add-on services; use the WebSocket Topics stream instead of REST polling to avoid over-provisioning integration infrastructure.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review monthly SEK license and usage charges against the Fortnox price list; for integrators, reconcile marketplace payouts net of the platform revenue share.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com