specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sleuth
providerId: sleuth
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- DORA
- DevOps
- Deployment Tracking
- Engineering Metrics
- Continuous Delivery
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Sleuth spend. Sleuth's DORA metrics product bills on a
  per-developer, per-seat subscription basis rather than per-API-call usage:
  a free tier for small teams, a per-developer Team plan, and a custom
  Enterprise agreement. The registration API and GraphQL surface are included
  with a subscription, so the primary cost driver is the number of active
  developer seats, not API request volume.
notes: >-
  Per-seat rates are subject to change and Sleuth has been repositioning its
  product line; verify the active DORA plan and per-developer price on the
  Sleuth pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.sleuth.io/pricing/
- https://help.sleuth.io/sleuth-dora/sleuth-api
- 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: Sleuth
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and Observability
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sleuth
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools and Observability
  ProviderName: Sleuth
  PublisherName: Sleuth
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sleuth
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: developer_seats
  description: Active developer seats billed per developer per month on the Team plan.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - organization
- name: deploy_registrations
  description: Deploy registration API calls; included with subscription, not separately billed.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - project
- name: impact_registrations
  description: Custom metric and incident impact registrations; included with subscription.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - impact_source
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active developer seats per organization against the per-seat Team rate.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Sleuth projects and teams to internal cost centers for per-seat chargeback.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size paid seats to active contributors; keep small teams on the free tier where eligible.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review seat counts and Enterprise contract terms periodically against engineering headcount.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com