Airbase · FinOps Profile

Airbase Finops

FinOps view of Airbase (Airbase by Paylocity). Airbase is itself a spend management platform, so there are two cost lenses. (1) Cost of Airbase: a contract-priced SaaS subscription (quote-based, packaged by company size and modules enabled) rather than a usage-metered API bill - the developer API is an entitlement of the platform, not a separately metered product. (2) Airbase as a FinOps/spend-visibility tool: the platform and its API surface the very spend data (bills, cards, transactions, reimbursements, POs, GL coding) that a finance/FinOps team uses to allocate and control non-payroll spend. No numeric vendor rates are reconciled here.

Airbase Finops is the FinOps profile for Airbase on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 2 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription / contract.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Spend Management, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Corporate Cards, and Paylocity.

Category: Financial Management and Spend Management Pricing: Subscription / Contract Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
Spend ManagementAccounts PayableProcurementCorporate CardsPaylocityFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Paylocity
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Airbase
PublisherName
Paylocity
ServiceCategory
Financial Management
ServiceName
Airbase by Paylocity

Meters

platform_subscription
Unit: contract
Contract-priced platform subscription; packaged by company size and modules enabled. Not usage-metered per API call.
managed_spend_volume
Unit: currency
Total non-payroll spend managed through Airbase (bills, cards, reimbursements) - the value the platform governs, not a vendor fee.

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