specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Vervoe
providerId: vervoe
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-07-10'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Hiring
- Skills Assessment
- HR Tech
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Vervoe spend. Vervoe is a SaaS skills-assessment and hiring
  platform sold on a subscription/enterprise basis rather than usage-metered
  API billing. There is no public per-call API price and no self-service
  pricing; cost is driven by the subscription plan, which is historically
  oriented around candidate volume and team seats. API access is bundled into
  the enterprise/partner relationship rather than sold as a metered API
  product, so the dominant cost lever is candidate volume and plan tier, not
  request count.
notes: >-
  Per-unit rates are not published; verify on the Vervoe pricing page and in
  the negotiated enterprise agreement. The API itself carries no separately
  published fee - it is provisioned as part of a plan. Treat meters below as a
  modeled framework for tracking spend, not published billing dimensions.
sources:
- https://vervoe.com/pricing/
- https://vervoe.com/api/
- 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: Vervoe
serviceCategory: Human Resources and Recruitment
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Vervoe
  ServiceCategory: Human Resources and Recruitment
  ProviderName: Vervoe
  PublisherName: Vervoe
  InvoiceIssuerName: Vervoe
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: subscription
  description: Recurring subscription/enterprise fee for the Vervoe platform, inclusive of API access on eligible plans.
  unit: contract
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: candidate_volume
  description: Candidates assessed within the subscription period; the primary volume lever historically driving plan sizing.
  unit: candidates
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - assessment
- name: seats
  description: Team member seats included with the plan.
  unit: seats
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track candidate volume and seat usage against the subscription tier; API calls are not separately metered but reflect assessment and candidate activity.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute Vervoe spend to hiring teams or requisitions by tagging assessments and candidate cohorts to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan to actual candidate volume and seats; consolidate assessment usage; negotiate enterprise terms for high-volume, integrated (API/ATS) hiring.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the Vervoe relationship; review candidate volume against plan allowances and renewal terms each cycle.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com