Badgr · FinOps Profile

Badgr Finops

FinOps view of Badgr spend. Badgr has two cost profiles. Self-hosting the open-source badgr-server (GNU AGPL-3.0) carries no vendor invoice - the cost is your own compute, database, storage, and operations for running the service. The hosted product - Instructure Canvas Credentials / Parchment Digital Badges, formerly Badgr Free/Pro - is billed as an institutional subscription quoted by sales, driven by institution size, learner count, credential volume, and add-ons, rather than metered per API call. Free hosted issuing was retired at the end of 2025, so ongoing issuing generally implies a paid subscription.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription.

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

Tagged areas include Digital Badges, Open Badges, Micro-Credentials, Open Source, and FinOps.

Category: Education and Credentialing Pricing: Subscription Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
Digital BadgesOpen BadgesMicro-CredentialsOpen SourceFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Instructure
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Instructure
PublisherName
Instructure
ServiceCategory
Education and Credentialing
ServiceName
Badgr / Canvas Credentials

Meters

subscription
Unit: subscription
Institutional subscription to hosted Canvas Credentials / Parchment Digital Badges, quoted by size and volume.
credential_volume
Unit: badges
Number of badges/credentials issued, a driver of hosted subscription tier and quotes.
learners
Unit: users
Number of learners/earners, a driver of hosted subscription pricing.
self_hosted_compute
Unit: hours
Infrastructure cost of running the self-hosted badgr-server (no Badgr invoice).

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