specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sequence
providerId: sequence-hq
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Billing
- Usage-Based Billing
- Revenue Recognition
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Sequence spend. Sequence is a SaaS platform billed as a monthly
  platform fee that scales with your projected billed revenue and the feature
  set you enable (Growth / Core / Scale), not as a per-API-call charge. The
  dominant cost driver is the platform subscription tier; optional add-ons
  (quote builder, custom reporting, revenue recognition) and professional
  services (onboarding, migration) can add to spend. Because Sequence is itself a
  billing and metering system, it also produces the usage, invoice, and revenue
  data other FinOps practices depend on downstream.
notes: >-
  Sequence's own tier fees beyond the published Growth price are bespoke and not
  reconciled here. This artifact models Sequence-as-a-vendor cost; verify tier
  fees and add-on pricing on https://www.sequencehq.com/pricing.
sources:
- https://www.sequencehq.com/pricing
- https://www.sequencehq.com/
- https://docs.sequencehq.com/reference/gettingStarted
- 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: Sequence
serviceCategory: Financial Operations and Billing
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sequence
  ServiceCategory: Financial Operations and Billing
  ProviderName: Sequence
  PublisherName: Sequence
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sequence
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: platform_fee
  description: Monthly platform subscription fee, scaled by tier (Growth / Core / Scale) and projected billed revenue.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
- name: add_ons
  description: Optional add-on modules such as quote builder, custom reporting, and revenue recognition.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - module
- name: professional_services
  description: One-time or recurring services such as onboarding, migration, and dedicated engineer support (Scale).
  unit: engagement
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track the Sequence platform tier and enabled add-ons as a fixed monthly line item; review it against the projected billed revenue the fee was priced on.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute the Sequence subscription to the finance/revenue-operations cost center it serves, and use Sequence's own usage/invoice data to allocate customer revenue downstream.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the tier to actual billed revenue and only enable add-ons in use; consolidate quoting, metering, invoicing, and revenue recognition onto one platform to avoid overlapping point tools.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign a finance owner to review the tier annually as billed revenue grows and tiers change, and to confirm add-ons remain justified.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com