specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Ironclad
providerId: ironclad
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
  - CLM
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for the Ironclad CLM platform. Ironclad's commercial model is subscription-
  per-seat with quote-based pricing and add-on lanes for Jurist (AI), Clickwrap (acceptance volume), API
  access, and Security & Data Pro. There is no public token- or operation-level metering surface — cost is
  largely fixed-fee with optional usage components on Clickwrap acceptance volume and (potentially) Jurist AI
  usage when negotiated.
sources:
  - https://ironcladapp.com/pricing
  - https://developer.ironcladapp.com/reference/clm-api-rate-limits
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: Ironclad
serviceCategory: Business Applications
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Subscription
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  primaryUnit: seat-year
  secondaryUnits:
    - acceptance
    - workflow
    - tenant-year
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Ironclad CLM
  ServiceCategory: Business Applications
  ProviderName: Ironclad
  PublisherName: Ironclad
  InvoiceIssuerName: Ironclad, Inc.
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  PricingUnit: Seat
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: clm_seats
    unit: seat-year
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - tenant
      - workspace
      - role
    notes: Counted as the maximum provisioned seats across the billing period.
  - name: jurist_addon
    unit: tenant-year
    aggregation: flat
    dimensions:
      - tenant
    notes: Fixed annual add-on per tenant.
  - name: clickwrap_acceptances
    unit: acceptance
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tenant
      - site
      - group
    notes: Counted from Activity API events. Subject to negotiated tiers and overage rates.
  - name: api_access
    unit: tenant-year
    aggregation: flat
    dimensions:
      - tenant
  - name: data_exports
    unit: tenant-year
    aggregation: flat
    dimensions:
      - tenant
    notes: Data Exports surface is typically bundled with API access; bandwidth/storage covered by tenant subscription.
allocationDimensions:
  - tenant
  - workspace
  - cost-center
  - business-unit
  - region
optimization:
  - lever: Right-size seat licensing
    description: Reconcile provisioned vs. active seats quarterly using SCIM and the user audit log.
  - lever: Reduce workflow proliferation
    description: Consolidate ad-hoc templates into a small set of governed workflow schemas; use approval roles instead of new templates.
  - lever: Use Data Exports instead of paginating List Records
    description: Bulk exports are operationally cheaper than thousands of paginated reads and avoid hitting CLM API rate limits.
  - lever: Batch SCIM provisioning
    description: Use PATCH with batched operations rather than per-attribute PUTs to reduce request volume.
  - lever: Cache OAuth tokens
    description: Cache tokens for their full lifetime; do not request a new token per API call.
notes: >-
  This FinOps profile is intentionally conservative because Ironclad does not publish public unit pricing.
  Once a signed order schedule is available, populate per-meter unit costs and reconcile against the
  ironclad-plans-pricing.yml file.