specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Velt
providerId: velt
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Real-Time Collaboration
- Comments
- Presence
- Notifications
- SDK
- Webhooks
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Velt spend. Velt bills on Monthly Active Documents (MADs) -
  documents that see active collaboration in a billing month - rather than per
  seat, per API call, or per connection. The free Hacker tier covers 100 MADs in
  development; Growth and Enterprise are contract-based with negotiated MAD
  volumes plus connection ceilings, storage, SLAs, and hosting/compliance
  options. Because both the client SDK and the server-side Data (REST) API and
  webhooks resolve to the same documents, cost is driven by how many documents
  are actively collaborated on, not by request volume.
notes: >-
  MAD volumes and contract terms for Growth and Enterprise are negotiated with
  Velt sales; verify against the Velt pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://velt.dev/pricing
- https://velt.dev/docs
- 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: Velt
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and Collaboration
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Velt
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools and Collaboration
  ProviderName: Velt
  PublisherName: Velt
  InvoiceIssuerName: Velt
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: monthly_active_documents
  description: Documents with active collaboration in a billing month - the primary billing meter.
  unit: documents
  aggregation: count
  dimensions:
  - account
  - organization
- name: simultaneous_connections
  description: Concurrent real-time client connections, capped by plan tier.
  unit: connections
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: file_storage
  description: File storage consumed by collaboration attachments and recordings, by plan.
  unit: bytes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: webhook_deliveries
  description: Webhook event deliveries dispatched to configured endpoints, including retries.
  unit: deliveries
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active documents (MADs) and connection peaks in the Velt admin console against the plan allowance.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map organizations and documents in Velt to internal teams/tenants to attribute MAD-driven cost.
- name: Optimization
  description: Scope collaboration to documents that genuinely need it and retire stale documents so they stop counting as active.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per organization/workspace; review MAD growth and connection ceilings monthly against contract.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com