specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Judge.me
providerId: judge-me
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Reviews
- E-commerce
- Shopify
- Ratings
- Social Proof
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Judge.me spend. Judge.me bills a flat per-store subscription:
  the Forever Free plan is $0 and the Awesome plan is a flat $15 USD per month,
  which is the maximum a store can ever pay. There is no usage-based metering of
  API calls, reviews collected, or widget loads, so cost is fully predictable
  per store and the only optimization lever is whether each store needs the
  Awesome feature set.
notes: >-
  Cost is a flat monthly subscription per store, not metered by API usage.
  Verify current plan pricing on the Judge.me pricing page during
  reconciliation.
sources:
- https://judge.me/pricing
- https://judge.me/help/en/articles/8415450-judge-me-awesome-plan
- 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: Judge.me
serviceCategory: Marketing and Commerce
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Judge.me Product Reviews
  ServiceCategory: Marketing and Commerce
  ProviderName: Judge.me
  PublisherName: Judge.me
  InvoiceIssuerName: Judge.me
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: plan_subscription
  description: Flat monthly subscription per store (Forever Free $0 or Awesome $15/month).
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - shop
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track which stores are on the Awesome plan versus Forever Free to see total monthly subscription spend.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each Judge.me store subscription to the storefront / brand it supports.
- name: Optimization
  description: Keep stores on Forever Free unless they need Awesome features (site reviews, Q&A, Google Shopping syndication, no branding); $15/month is the hard ceiling.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per store subscription and review monthly whether the Awesome features are still being used.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com