specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: UiPath
providerId: uipath
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: true
tags:
  - Automation
  - RPA
  - AI
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for UiPath: tiered subscription model with one self-service Basic
  tier ($25/month, EU only) and contact-sales Standard / Enterprise tiers covering Automation Cloud and
  Test Cloud. Billable units are users, robots, AI agent calls, and document-understanding consumption.'
sources:
  - https://www.uipath.com/pricing
  - https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/api-guide/api-rate-limits-for-identity-server
  - 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: UiPath, Inc.
serviceCategory: Automation / RPA
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: UiPath Automation Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Automation / RPA
  ProviderName: UiPath
  PublisherName: UiPath, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: UiPath, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: user_seats
    description: User entitlements (Basic, Plus, Pro) per organization
    unit: seat
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - user_type
      - tier
  - name: robots
    description: Attended and unattended robots licensed per organization
    unit: robot
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - robot_type
      - tier
  - name: ai_agent_calls
    description: AI agent invocations (Standard / Enterprise tiers, unlimited inside contract terms)
    unit: invocation
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - agent
      - tier
  - name: document_understanding_pages
    description: Pages processed by document classification / extraction
    unit: page
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - model
  - name: api_requests
    description: Identity Server / Orchestrator API calls (subject to per-org rate limits)
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - service
      - http_method
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use the Automation Cloud admin console, Insights dashboards, and Orchestrator audit
      APIs to attribute robot, user, and agent consumption per tenant and folder.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag automations and Orchestrator folders with consuming team / process owner so robot-hours,
      AI agent calls, and document-understanding pages can be charged back.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size between Basic / Standard / Enterprise tiers, retire idle robots, batch documents
      to amortize per-page costs, and design integrations to stay under the Identity Server 5-minute
      method limits to avoid 429-driven retries.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Center-of-Excellence and platform owners review tier entitlement vs actual robot, agent,
      and document consumption ahead of each renewal.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com