name: Slite FinOps
description: >-
  Financial operations guidance for teams consuming the Slite API and platform.
  Slite pricing scales linearly per active user per month, making cost
  management primarily a function of seat management, plan selection, and
  AI query consumption. There is no metered API cost beyond the subscription
  tier; all API access is included with paid plans.
url: https://slite.com/pricing
costModel:
  type: per-seat-subscription
  description: >-
    Slite charges a flat per-user-per-month rate based on the selected plan.
    API access is included in all paid plans at no additional charge. The main
    cost driver is the number of active users provisioned in the workspace.
  billingCycle:
    - monthly
    - annual
  annualDiscount: true
  annualDiscountNote: Annual billing reduces per-user costs compared to monthly billing.
costDrivers:
  - name: Active Users
    description: >-
      Each user provisioned in a Slite workspace incurs the per-user monthly
      fee. Deprovisioning inactive users is the primary lever for reducing spend.
    impact: high
  - name: Plan Tier
    description: >-
      Upgrading from Standard ($10/user/month) to Knowledge Suite ($25/user/month)
      significantly increases per-seat cost. Evaluate whether enterprise search,
      SSO, and higher Ask query limits justify the upgrade for each team.
    impact: high
  - name: AI Ask Query Consumption
    description: >-
      Ask queries are capped per user per month by plan. Exceeding limits may
      require a plan upgrade. Monitor usage patterns to identify power users and
      forecast plan requirements.
    impact: medium
  - name: Reader-Only Users
    description: >-
      Enterprise plan supports reader-only user seats which may be priced lower
      than full editor seats. Use reader seats for stakeholders who only consume
      documentation to reduce effective per-seat cost.
    impact: medium
optimization:
  - name: Deprovision Inactive Users
    description: >-
      Audit workspace members regularly and remove users who have not logged in
      within 30-60 days. Costs scale directly with seat count.
    action: Quarterly user access review
  - name: Annual vs Monthly Billing
    description: >-
      Annual billing offers a lower per-user monthly rate than month-to-month.
      Commit to annual billing for stable teams to reduce costs.
    action: Switch to annual billing for teams with predictable headcount
  - name: Right-size Plan Tier
    description: >-
      Start on the Standard plan and upgrade only when teams require enterprise
      search integrations, SSO, or higher AI query allocations. Avoid over-
      provisioning on the Knowledge Suite plan for small teams.
    action: Review plan features annually against actual usage
  - name: Consolidate API Keys
    description: >-
      Each API integration should use a dedicated API key scoped to its use
      case. Revoke keys for decommissioned integrations to maintain security
      and avoid unintended API consumption.
    action: Quarterly API key audit
  - name: Monitor Ask Query Usage
    description: >-
      Track AI Ask query consumption per user to forecast when plan limits will
      be reached. Avoid unnecessary upgrades by educating users on when to use
      Ask versus direct document navigation.
    action: Monthly usage review
compliance:
  - SOC 2 Type II
  - GDPR
  - HIPAA (Enterprise plan)
dataResidency:
  - EU-based servers
  - Encryption in transit and at rest
  - User data not used to train third-party LLMs