specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
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/
provider: Varonis
providerId: varonis
publisherName: Varonis Systems, Inc.
serviceCategory: Data Security
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: false
tags:
  - Data Security
  - Cloud Security
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps stub for Varonis: enterprise platform subscription with no public pricing,
  no published meters, and no public usage/billing API. Customers receive an annual platform invoice negotiated
  through sales.'
sources:
  - https://www.varonis.com/pricing
notes: No public pricing or billing API. FinOps shape inferred from the enterprise subscription model;
  meters are not invented. Reconciliation pending customer-portal access.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Varonis Data Security Platform
  ServiceCategory: Data Security
  ProviderName: Varonis
  PublisherName: Varonis Systems, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Varonis Systems, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: platform_subscription
    description: Annual platform subscription line; sub-meters not publicly documented.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Varonis exposes consumption inside the platform UI (events, alerts, classification scans)
      but does not publish a customer-facing usage/cost API. Track license utilization via the customer
      success engagement.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocation is contract-level. Internal chargeback typically rides on data-source coverage
      (file shares, M365 tenants, IaaS accounts) negotiated in the order form.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization levers are scope-driven (which data sources / modules are licensed) rather
      than usage-rate. Renewal time is the primary optimization checkpoint.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Accountability sits with the security team that owns the Varonis tenant; finance owns
      the annual subscription line.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com