---
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Shopware
providerId: shopware
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - E-Commerce
  - SaaS
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps profile for Shopware commercial plans. Shopware is billed
  monthly per shop instance across three paid tiers (Rise, Evolve, Beyond) plus an
  optional AI add-on. Self-hosted Community Edition deployments incur no platform
  license fee but carry hosting and operational costs. Cost optimization centers
  on selecting the appropriate tier for required feature sets and managing the
  GMV threshold that triggers mandatory plan upgrades.
sources:
  - https://www.shopware.com/en/pricing/
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: Shopware
serviceCategory: E-Commerce Platform
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Shopware
  ServiceCategory: E-Commerce Platform
  ProviderName: Shopware AG
  PublisherName: Shopware AG
  BillingCurrency: EUR
meters:
  - name: Platform License
    unit: shop/month
    aggregation: sum
  - name: AI Intelligence Add-on
    unit: shop/month
    aggregation: sum
  - name: Plugin/Extension Subscriptions
    unit: plugin/month
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Track Shopware monthly platform license costs per shop instance, add-on
      subscriptions, and any third-party plugin costs separately to establish
      full visibility into total e-commerce platform spend.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Right-size tier selection based on actual feature usage; avoid paying for
      Evolve or Beyond features not in active use. Monitor GMV thresholds to
      plan tier upgrade timing and budget accordingly.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Map platform costs to business units or storefronts. For multi-shop
      deployments, allocate per-shop license fees to individual revenue-generating
      channels to enable accurate cost-per-storefront reporting.