spec: FinOps Framework 1.0
provider: Motive
providerId: motive
created: 2026-06-12
modified: 2026-06-12
description: >
  Motive API costs are not metered at the API call level for most customers. Costs are driven
  by fleet subscription seats (per vehicle per month) rather than individual API transactions.
  Enterprise and partner tiers may have negotiated usage-based arrangements. FinOps practices
  should focus on vehicle seat optimization, data egress from fleet telemetry, and integration
  efficiency to reduce redundant polling.
billingModel: subscription
focusColumns:
  - ChargeType: Usage
  - ServiceName: Motive Fleet API
  - ResourceType: VehicleSeat
  - ChargeCategory: Usage
  - BillingPeriod: Monthly
  - BilledCurrency: USD
  - PricingUnit: vehicle/month
  - ListUnitPrice: 35.00
  - EffectiveCost: negotiated
meters:
  - name: VehicleSeat
    description: Per-vehicle monthly subscription that unlocks API access and fleet management features.
    unit: vehicle/month
    estimatedUnitCost: 35.00
    currency: USD
    notes: Estimated market rate; actual cost requires a sales quote from Motive.
  - name: APITransaction
    description: >
      Transaction volume is governed by Motive rate limit policy. No public per-call charge;
      transactions are included in the subscription. Very high-volume partners may face
      negotiated limits or surcharges.
    unit: request
    estimatedUnitCost: 0.00
    currency: USD
    notes: No published per-call fee; included in subscription tier.
principles:
  - name: Right-Size Polling
    description: >
      Use webhooks and subscription-based location services instead of high-frequency polling
      to stay within rate limits and reduce unnecessary API load.
  - name: Seat Optimization
    description: >
      Audit active vehicle seats regularly. Decommission or reassign seats for inactive
      vehicles to reduce monthly subscription costs.
  - name: Scope Minimization
    description: >
      Request only the OAuth scopes required for each integration. Narrower scopes simplify
      security reviews and reduce blast radius if a token is compromised.
  - name: Webhook Reliability
    description: >
      Leverage Motive's webhook retry history to confirm event delivery rather than
      compensating with redundant REST polling, which consumes quota unnecessarily.
contact:
  sales: https://gomotive.com/contact/
  techPartners: techpartners@gomotive.com