name: Testmail FinOps Framework
description: >-
  FinOps framework analysis for Testmail API consumption. Testmail's
  subscription pricing model with a free tier and fixed monthly plans makes
  cost predictability straightforward for development and testing budgets.
  Primary cost drivers are plan tier selection based on email volume needs and
  retention requirements. All paid plans include unlimited emails, so overage
  costs are not a concern once on a paid plan.
url: https://testmail.app/pricing/
specificationVersion: '1.0'
domains:
  - name: Understand
    description: Visibility into Testmail API usage and cost allocation
    capabilities:
      - name: Cost Allocation
        description: >-
          Testmail costs are fixed monthly subscription fees with no per-email
          or per-request variable charges on paid plans. Costs can be allocated
          to engineering or QA cost centers directly from subscription billing.
        type: fixed-subscription
        plans:
          - name: Free
            monthlyCost: 0.00
          - name: Essential
            monthlyCost: 9.00
          - name: Pro
            monthlyCost: 39.00
          - name: Enterprise
            monthlyCost: 129.00
      - name: Usage Tracking
        description: >-
          Email volume is tracked via the developer console. API key usage can
          be monitored per key on Pro and Enterprise plans with unlimited keys.
          Free plan users should monitor against the 100 emails/month ceiling
          to plan upgrade timing.
        metrics:
          - emails received per month
          - API requests per hour/day/month (Free plan)
          - namespace utilization
  - name: Optimize
    description: Strategies to right-size Testmail plan usage
    capabilities:
      - name: Right-Sizing
        description: >-
          Teams should assess actual email volume and retention needs before
          selecting a plan. The Free plan is adequate for light exploratory
          testing (up to 100 emails/month). The Essential plan ($9/mo) covers
          teams needing unlimited volume but only 1 namespace and short
          retention. The Pro plan ($39/mo) is recommended for CI/CD pipelines
          requiring parallel namespace isolation and 30-day log retention for
          audit purposes.
        recommendations:
          - Solo developers with occasional testing: Free plan
          - Small teams or single-project CI pipelines: Essential ($9/mo)
          - Multi-project teams needing namespace isolation: Pro ($39/mo)
          - Agencies or enterprises with multiple team units: Enterprise ($129/mo)
      - name: Rate Limit Optimization
        description: >-
          Free plan consumers should batch API polling and use live queries
          instead of tight polling loops to stay within the 1,000 requests/hour
          limit. Paid plan users should ensure no single API key exceeds 5
          requests/second sustained to avoid throttling.
        practices:
          - Use live queries (long-poll) instead of polling loops to reduce request count
          - Use GraphQL field selection to minimize response payload size
          - Distribute load across multiple API keys (Pro/Enterprise) if needed
          - Cache email retrieval results to avoid redundant API calls
  - name: Operate
    description: Operational governance for Testmail usage within organizations
    capabilities:
      - name: Budgeting
        description: >-
          Testmail's fixed subscription model enables straightforward annual
          budgeting. No surprise overages on paid plans. Organizations should
          budget for the appropriate tier plus any annual commitment discounts
          if available directly from Testmail.
        budgetModel: fixed-subscription
        variableCostRisk: low
      - name: Chargeback and Showback
        description: >-
          On Pro and Enterprise plans, separate namespaces can be used per team
          or project for logical isolation. While Testmail does not provide
          per-namespace billing breakdowns, internal chargeback can be
          implemented by tagging test emails with team identifiers in the tag
          portion of the namespace.tag routing scheme.
        chargebackMethod: manual-namespace-tagging
      - name: Vendor Management
        description: >-
          Testmail is a small, independent SaaS vendor. Organizations should
          note the lack of a formal SLA on Free and Essential plans. The
          Enterprise plan includes 99.99% uptime SLA. Vendor health can be
          monitored at status.testmail.app. For issues, contact
          support@testmail.app.
        statusPage: https://status.testmail.app
        supportContact: support@testmail.app
        slaPlans:
          - plan: Enterprise
            uptime: 99.99%