specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Proctorio
providerId: proctorio
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Online Proctoring
- Exam Integrity
- Assessment
- EdTech
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Proctorio spend. Proctorio is not billed as a metered API;
  cost is driven by proctored exam attempts under an institution or partner
  agreement, invoiced to the institution or paid directly by students. The v2
  integration API and result webhooks are included with the agreement rather
  than priced as a separate API line item, so there is no per-call API cost to
  allocate - the meaningful cost unit is the proctored exam attempt (and, in
  student-pay arrangements, the cost shifts entirely to the student).
notes: >-
  Per-attempt rates are negotiated and not officially published; verify with
  Proctorio. Cost allocation is naturally per course / exam / term because that
  is how exam attempts are counted.
sources:
- https://proctorio.com/
- https://proctorio.com/about/integration
- https://www.eandi.org/contracts/proctorio/
- 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: Proctorio
serviceCategory: Education and Assessment
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Proctorio
  ServiceCategory: Education and Assessment
  ProviderName: Proctorio
  PublisherName: Proctorio
  InvoiceIssuerName: Proctorio
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: proctored_exam_attempts
  description: Number of proctored exam attempts launched; the primary billing unit.
  unit: exams
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - institution
  - course
  - term
- name: student_paid_exams
  description: Exams paid directly by students via credit card (institution incurs no cost).
  unit: exams
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - student
  - term
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track proctored exam attempts per course, term, and department; distinguish institution-invoiced from student-paid attempts.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map exam attempts to courses/departments so proctoring cost lands on the owning program.
- name: Optimization
  description: Reserve proctoring for high-stakes exams, use lighter exam-settings profiles where full recording is not required, and consider student-pay to shift cost off the institution.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per program; review attempt volume against the contracted rate and budget each term.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com