name: Locize FinOps
description: >-
  FinOps Framework FOCUS-aligned cost management reference for the Locize
  localization-as-a-service platform. Covers cost allocation, usage
  optimization, and chargeback strategies for engineering and product teams
  using Locize APIs and CDN services.
specificationVersion: '1.0'
url: https://www.locize.com/pricing/
framework: FinOps Framework
alignment: FOCUS 1.0
costDimensions:
  - name: Platform Subscription
    description: Fixed monthly plan fee for the selected Locize pricing tier
    category: SaaS Subscription
    billing: monthly
    tiers:
      - plan: Free
        monthlyCost: 0
        currency: USD
      - plan: Starter
        monthlyCost: 7
        currency: USD
      - plan: Starter-Plus
        monthlyCost: 19
        currency: USD
      - plan: Growth
        monthlyCost: 49
        currency: USD
      - plan: Professional
        monthlyCost: 99
        currency: USD
      - plan: Professional-Plus
        monthlyCost: 149
        currency: USD
      - plan: Enterprise
        monthlyCost: 199
        currency: USD
  - name: Standard CDN Overage
    description: >-
      Per-million overage charge for standard CDN downloads exceeding the
      plan's monthly included quota.
    category: Usage-Based
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 5.00
    unit: per 1,000,000 standard CDN downloads
    currency: USD
  - name: Pro CDN Overage
    description: >-
      Per-100K overage charge for pro CDN downloads (api.locize.app) exceeding
      the plan's monthly included quota.
    category: Usage-Based
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 5.00
    unit: per 100,000 pro CDN downloads
    currency: USD
  - name: Private Download Overage
    description: Charges for private namespace downloads beyond plan quotas.
    category: Usage-Based
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 5.00
    unit: per 10,000 private downloads
    currency: USD
  - name: Word Overage
    description: Additional word storage charges for Enterprise plan beyond included quota.
    category: Usage-Based
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 5.00
    unit: per 10,000 words
    currency: USD
  - name: Branch Overage
    description: Additional branch charges beyond plan-included branch quota.
    category: Usage-Based
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 5.00
    unit: per 5 branches
    currency: USD
  - name: Tenant Overage
    description: Multi-tenant overage charges for additional tenant configurations.
    category: Usage-Based
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 10.00
    unit: per 5 tenants
    currency: USD
  - name: SAML SSO Add-on
    description: Single Sign-On add-on for plans that do not include it.
    category: Add-on
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 20.00
    unit: per month
    currency: USD
  - name: Standard Backup Add-on
    description: Standard backup service add-on for translation data protection.
    category: Add-on
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 8.00
    unit: per month
    currency: USD
  - name: Pro Backup Add-on
    description: Professional backup service with enhanced retention for critical localization data.
    category: Add-on
    billing: monthly
    unitPrice: 25.00
    unit: per month
    currency: USD
  - name: AI Translation
    description: >-
      Locize AI translation consumption charged per token processed. Suitable
      for estimating AI-assisted translation costs at scale.
    category: AI/ML Usage
    billing: usage
    unitPrice: 0.000008
    unit: per token
    currency: USD
  - name: Machine Translation
    description: >-
      Locize MT (machine translation) consumption charged per character.
      Relevant for teams leveraging automated translation pipelines.
    category: AI/ML Usage
    billing: usage
    unitPrice: 0.000030
    unit: per character
    currency: USD
optimization:
  - name: Match Plan to Download Volume
    description: >-
      Monitor monthly CDN download totals to ensure the selected plan tier
      covers actual traffic. Upgrade before overages accumulate rather than
      paying per-million overage fees.
  - name: Use Standard CDN for Public Translations
    description: >-
      Route public-facing translation fetches to api.lite.locize.app (standard
      CDN) instead of api.locize.app (pro CDN) to avoid higher pro CDN overage
      costs unless pro features are required.
  - name: Batch API Writes
    description: >-
      Batch translation key updates to the maximum 1,000-key limit per request
      to reduce the number of API calls and associated operational overhead.
  - name: Limit Write Key Exposure
    description: >-
      Use read-only API keys for CDN and public fetch operations. Reserve
      write-scoped API keys for CI/CD pipelines to avoid accidental write
      usage that could count against quotas.
  - name: Track Word Count Growth
    description: >-
      Monitor word count relative to plan quota monthly. Uncontrolled key
      proliferation drives word overages; establish a translation key
      governance process to keep counts predictable.
  - name: Evaluate AI vs Human Translation Cost
    description: >-
      Compare Locize AI ($0.000008/token) and Locize MT ($0.000030/character)
      costs against human translation to identify where automation provides
      cost-effective throughput without sacrificing quality.
chargeback:
  - dimension: Project
    description: Locize is project-scoped; each project maps to a team or product line for direct cost attribution.
  - dimension: Language Count
    description: Track per-project language counts to attribute incremental costs to teams adding locales.
  - dimension: CDN Downloads
    description: >-
      Download volume by project namespace can be used to allocate bandwidth
      costs across product teams consuming translation content.
  - dimension: Word Volume
    description: Word counts per namespace support chargeback to content or engineering teams owning translation keys.