name: SignWell FinOps
description: FinOps Framework 1.0 FOCUS-aligned cost management data for the SignWell
  e-signature API, covering billing model, cost drivers, optimization strategies,
  and budget governance for API consumers.
version: '1.0'
url: https://www.signwell.com/api-pricing/
provider: SignWell
product: SignWell API
billingModel: usage-based
currency: USD

costDrivers:
  - name: Live API Documents
    description: Each live document sent through the API for real signatures counts
      toward the monthly usage quota and incurs per-document charges above the plan
      included allotment.
    unit: document
    baseRate: 0.66
    currency: USD
    notes: The first 25 documents per month are included in the standard API plan
      at no additional per-document cost.

  - name: Monthly Plan Base Fee
    description: Flat monthly fee for the standard API plan which includes 25 complimentary
      documents.
    unit: month
    baseRate: 275
    currency: USD

  - name: Enterprise Volume Prepay Discount
    description: Prepaying for expected API usage volume earns discounts of up to
      40% off the standard per-document rate.
    unit: document
    discountRate: 0.40
    notes: Contact SignWell sales to negotiate prepay volume commitments.

optimization:
  - strategy: Sandbox Testing
    description: Use SignWell's unlimited test/sandbox mode for all development and
      QA activities to avoid consuming live document quota during non-production work.
    savings: high

  - strategy: Annual Billing Discount
    description: Opt for annual billing on web application plans to receive a 20%
      discount vs. monthly billing.
    savings: medium
    discountRate: 0.20

  - strategy: Volume Prepay
    description: Prepay for expected monthly API document volume to unlock up to 40%
      discount on per-document pricing for high-volume operations.
    savings: high
    discountRate: 0.40

  - strategy: Template Reuse
    description: Use SignWell templates to reduce document creation overhead and standardize
      recurring signing workflows, minimizing API calls and potential errors that
      waste document quota.
    savings: medium

  - strategy: Bulk Send
    description: Use the Bulk Send feature to send a single template to multiple recipients
      in one operation rather than individual API calls, reducing per-operation overhead.
    savings: medium

billing:
  cycle: monthly
  invoicing: postpaid
  billingDelay: 30 days after usage
  paymentMethods:
    - credit card
  notes: Billing occurs 30 days after the end of the usage period. A credit card
    on file is required even for the free tier to prevent abuse.

governance:
  - area: Budget Alerts
    recommendation: Monitor monthly document consumption via the SignWell dashboard
      or webhook events to receive alerts before exceeding budget thresholds.

  - area: Cost Attribution
    recommendation: Use separate API keys per project or team where possible to track
      document consumption by business unit or application.

  - area: Forecast
    recommendation: Baseline monthly document volume from the SignWell dashboard
      and apply usage growth trends when projecting future API spend to size prepay
      commitments appropriately.

  - area: Compliance Costs
    recommendation: Factor in that HIPAA compliance and SOC 2 Type II are included
      in API plans at no additional cost, which may offset costs when compared to
      platforms that charge separately for compliance tiers.