specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Scrive
providerId: scrive
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- E-Signature
- Digital Identity
- e-ID
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Scrive spend. Scrive eSign Online is sold as seat-based
  subscriptions (per user per month, typically billed annually), with the
  Document API and e-ID transactions layered on the Business and Enterprise
  tiers or as separate volume-based agreements. The dominant cost drivers are
  the number of user seats, the volume of documents/envelopes sent for signing,
  and e-ID authentication transactions (BankID, MitID, Freja, Smart-ID, etc.),
  each of which can carry a per-transaction charge in higher-volume agreements.
notes: >-
  Per-envelope and per-e-ID transaction rates are not publicly reconciled here;
  they are typically quoted by Scrive sales for Business/Enterprise and API
  agreements. Verify on the pricing and get-started-api pages.
sources:
- https://www.scrive.com/pricing/esign-online
- https://www.scrive.com/get-started-api
- https://apidocs.scrive.com/
- 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: Scrive
serviceCategory: E-Signature and Digital Identity
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Scrive eSign Online
  ServiceCategory: E-Signature and Digital Identity
  ProviderName: Scrive
  PublisherName: Scrive
  InvoiceIssuerName: Scrive
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: user_seats
  description: Licensed user seats on an eSign Online plan, billed per user per month.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - user_group
- name: documents_sent
  description: Documents/envelopes sent for electronic signing.
  unit: documents
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - user_group
  - user
- name: eid_transactions
  description: e-ID authentication and QES signing transactions (BankID, MitID, Freja, Smart-ID, etc.), often billed per transaction on higher-volume agreements.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - eid_method
- name: api_calls
  description: Document API calls, governed by the per-user-group rate limit rather than direct per-call billing.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - user_group
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track seats, documents sent, and e-ID transactions per user group so cost maps to teams and workflows.
- name: Allocation
  description: Organize users into user groups and folders per business unit so document and e-ID spend is attributable.
- name: Optimization
  description: Reuse templates to cut preparation overhead, right-size seat counts, and select e-ID methods appropriate to the assurance level actually required to avoid unnecessary per-transaction cost.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per user group; review seat utilization and monthly document/e-ID volume against the subscription and any volume agreement.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com