name: PracticePanther FinOps
description: FinOps Framework FOCUS-aligned cost and usage information for PracticePanther legal practice management API and software subscriptions.
version: '1.0'
url: https://www.practicepanther.com/pricing/
framework: FinOps Framework
alignment: FOCUS 1.0
provider: PracticePanther
service: Legal Practice Management Platform and API
billingModel: per-user-per-month
currency: USD
costDrivers:
  - name: User Seats
    description: Primary cost driver; each user requires a seat license at the chosen plan tier.
    unit: user/month
    tiers:
      - plan: Solo
        monthlyRate: 59
        annualRate: 49
      - plan: Essential
        monthlyRate: 79
        annualRate: 69
      - plan: Business
        monthlyRate: 99
        annualRate: 89
      - plan: Business Pro
        monthlyRate: 124
        annualRate: 114
  - name: API Access
    description: API access is approved on a case-by-case basis. No documented per-call or usage-based API charges; included within platform subscription.
    unit: N/A
    notes: Contact PracticePanther support for API access and any associated terms.
savingsOpportunities:
  - name: Annual Billing Discount
    description: Switching from monthly to annual billing saves $120/user/year across all plan tiers.
    estimatedSavings: 120
    savingsUnit: USD/user/year
  - name: Plan Right-Sizing
    description: Solo practitioners may only need the Solo plan ($49/user/month annual) rather than higher tiers. Evaluate feature needs against plan tiers to avoid overspending.
  - name: Free Trial
    description: 7-day free trial available without a credit card, allowing evaluation before committing to paid subscription.
costAllocation:
  - dimension: Plan Tier
    values:
      - Solo
      - Essential
      - Business
      - Business Pro
  - dimension: Billing Frequency
    values:
      - Monthly
      - Annual
  - dimension: User Count
    description: Total cost scales linearly with number of user seats.
notes:
  - PracticePanther does not publish usage-based or API-call-level pricing; costs are subscription-based per user.
  - Trust accounting and full financial management (GL/AR) require the Business Pro tier.
  - All plans include unlimited data storage, eliminating storage as a variable cost.