specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Signal
providerId: signal
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Messaging
  - Privacy
  - Open Source
  - Non-Profit
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps placeholder for Signal. Signal is a donation-funded non-profit;
  there is no commercial API, no invoice issued to consumers of the service, and no FOCUS data export.
  This artifact is included for catalog completeness only.
sources:
  - https://www.signal.org/donate/
notes: Signal is non-commercial. No billing model, FOCUS columns, or meters apply; this artifact
  exists solely so consumers understand the absence of a billable surface.
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: Signal Messenger, LLC / Signal Foundation
serviceCategory: Messaging (Non-Commercial)
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Donation-Funded / Non-Commercial
  billingFrequency: N/A
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories: []
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Signal
  ServiceCategory: Messaging (Non-Commercial)
  ProviderName: Signal
  PublisherName: Signal Messenger, LLC
  InvoiceIssuerName: Signal Foundation
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: not_applicable
    description: Signal does not bill consumers and emits no usage meter for FinOps purposes.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: There is no consumer-facing spend on Signal; visibility is limited to optional donations
      that an organization may make to the Signal Foundation.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Donations may be allocated to the philanthropy/community-investment cost center if
      a company chooses to support Signal.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Not applicable — there is no usage cost to optimize.
  - name: Accountability
    description: If donating, the giving entity (foundation, philanthropy, or executive sponsor) owns
      the donation decision; engineering does not own a spend line.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com