specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Medrio
providerId: medrio
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Clinical Trials
- Electronic Data Capture
- EDC
- eClinical
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Medrio spend. Medrio is licensed commercial eClinical software,
  billed as a per-study subscription quoted by sales rather than as a metered,
  usage-priced API. The APIs (Medrio API Connect and the mSource API) are
  included with the underlying study/platform subscription and are not separately
  invoiced or metered per call. Cost drivers are the licensed modules
  (EDC, ePRO/eCOA, eConsent, RTSM), study size and duration, and total users -
  not API request volume.
notes: >-
  Per-study rates are not published; obtain a quote from Medrio. Because API
  usage is bundled into the study subscription, there is no per-call meter to
  optimize; cost governance is about scoping modules, studies, and user seats to
  what a program actually needs.
sources:
- https://medrio.com
- https://medrio.com/solutions/edc/
- https://medrio.com/contact/
- 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: Medrio
serviceCategory: eClinical and Electronic Data Capture
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Contract
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Medrio eClinical Platform
  ServiceCategory: eClinical and Electronic Data Capture
  ProviderName: Medrio
  PublisherName: Medrio
  InvoiceIssuerName: Medrio
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: study_subscription
  description: Per-study platform subscription; the primary Medrio cost unit, quoted by sales.
  unit: study
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - study
- name: licensed_modules
  description: Modules enabled per study (EDC, ePRO/eCOA, eConsent, RTSM) that shape the quote.
  unit: modules
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - study
- name: user_seats
  description: Total users provisioned across studies, a pricing parameter.
  unit: users
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - study
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active studies, enabled modules, and user seats per program; API usage itself is bundled and not separately metered.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each study subscription and its modules to the trial/program and cost center it belongs to.
- name: Optimization
  description: License only the modules and user seats a study needs; close out studies promptly; negotiate multi-study terms rather than optimizing per-call spend.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per study; review renewals against active trial timelines and provisioned seats.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com