specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: lexoffice
providerId: lexoffice
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Accounting
- Invoicing
- Germany
- SaaS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of lexoffice (lexware Office) spend. lexoffice is a per-user,
  per-month SaaS subscription billed monthly in EUR (net of German VAT), with no
  minimum contract term. Cost is driven almost entirely by the plan tier (S / M /
  L / XL) and the number of user seats - not by API consumption. The public REST
  API is included in the subscription and is not separately metered or billed per
  call; the effective governor on API cost is the flat per-seat subscription plus
  the 2 requests/second rate limit. There are no usage-based API overage charges
  documented. Per-unit rates are not reconciled here.
notes: >-
  Because the API has no per-call price, API-related FinOps for lexoffice is about
  right-sizing seats and plan tier rather than metering calls. Verify current
  per-seat rates and any promotional pricing on the Lexware pricing page during
  reconciliation. Prices are net of 19% German VAT.
sources:
- https://www.lexware.de/preise/
- https://www.lexware.de/lexware-office/
- https://developers.lexware.io/docs/
- 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: Lexware
serviceCategory: Accounting and Invoicing Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: lexware Office
  ServiceCategory: Accounting and Invoicing Software
  ProviderName: Lexware
  PublisherName: Lexware
  InvoiceIssuerName: Lexware
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: user_seats
  description: Per-user monthly subscription seats, the primary cost driver, billed per plan tier.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: plan_tier
  description: Subscription tier (S / M / L / XL) selected for the account, setting the per-seat rate.
  unit: tier
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: api_calls
  description: Public REST API calls; included in the subscription and not separately billed (bounded by the 2 rps rate limit).
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active user seats and the chosen plan tier per account; API calls are unpriced but should be monitored against the 2 rps limit to avoid throttling.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map subscription seats to teams/entities; a single lexoffice organization equals one billing account.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan tier to the features actually used and deactivate unused seats; do not over-provision to a higher tier for API access, since the API is included on paid plans.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review the monthly subscription invoice against active seats and verify promotional pricing has not lapsed to full rate unexpectedly.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com