specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Lucidchart
providerId: lucidchart
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Productivity
- Diagramming
- Visualization
- Visual Workspace
- SaaS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for Lucidchart. Lucidchart bills as a per-user
  monthly subscription across Free, Individual, Team, and Enterprise. Team and Enterprise
  are sold as part of the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite (Lucidchart + Lucidspark +
  Lucidscale) for a single per-user fee. Developer API use does not add metered API charges.
sources:
- https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/pricing/lucidchart
- https://developer.lucid.co/
- 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: Lucid Software
serviceCategory: Productivity
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription (Per Seat)
  billingFrequency: Monthly or Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Lucidchart
  ServiceCategory: Productivity
  ProviderName: Lucid Software
  PublisherName: Lucid Software
  InvoiceIssuerName: Lucid Software
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
- name: user_seats
  description: Per-user monthly subscription. Individual $7.95, Team $9 (Lucidchart)
    or $12 (Suite), Enterprise contract.
  unit: seat
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
  - product
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Use Lucid admin console license reports to inventory active users and plan
    tier.
- name: Allocation
  description: Allocate user seats by team membership; tag enterprise contract spend to
    procuring business units.
- name: Optimization
  description: Reclaim seats from inactive users; downgrade Suite seats to Lucidchart-only
    where the user does not use Lucidspark/Lucidscale; choose annual billing for the
    discount.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an admin owner per Lucid account; review quarterly seat counts
    against active-user reports.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com