specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Guusto
providerId: guusto
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-07-10'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Employee Recognition
- Rewards
- Gifting
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Guusto spend. Guusto cost has two distinct components: (1) the
  platform subscription, a per-seat SaaS fee (sender and recipient seats) across
  the Free, Lite, Essential, and Premium tiers, with API access included only on
  Premium; and (2) reward funding, the face value of gifts actually sent, which
  is funded separately and drawn down from workspace and member budgets. The
  Gifts API does not carry its own usage fee - it drives the same reward budget
  you fund - so API-driven cost is really gift spend, observable through the
  Account Budget and Reports APIs.
notes: >-
  Per-unit reward funding is customer-directed (the amount loaded per gift, 1 to
  10000), so gift spend is a variable cost distinct from the fixed per-seat
  subscription. Verify current seat rates and minimums on the Guusto pricing
  page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://guusto.com/pricing
- https://docs.guusto.com/
- https://docs.guusto.com/version/openapi/account-budget
- 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: Guusto
serviceCategory: Human Resources and Recognition
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription and Consumption
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Guusto
  ServiceCategory: Human Resources and Recognition
  ProviderName: Guusto
  PublisherName: Guusto
  InvoiceIssuerName: Guusto
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: sender_seats
  description: Per-seat monthly subscription for users who send rewards.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - plan
- name: recipient_seats
  description: Per-seat monthly subscription for users who can receive rewards.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - plan
- name: gift_funding
  description: Face value of gifts sent, drawn from workspace and member reward budgets.
  unit: currency
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - member
  - currency
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: >-
    Track seat counts against plan minimums and monitor reward budget drawdown
    per workspace and member via the Account Budget and Reports APIs.
- name: Allocation
  description: >-
    Attribute gift spend to teams and members using employee numbers and the
    team activity report so recognition cost maps to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: >-
    Right-size sender vs recipient seats to the plan minimum, and set budgets
    and approvals (Premium) to keep gift funding within plan.
- name: Accountability
  description: >-
    Assign budget owners per workspace and review monthly seat spend plus gift
    funding against the recognition program budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com