Castor · FinOps Profile

Castoredc Finops

FinOps view of Castor spend. Castor EDC / CDMS is a subscription SaaS billed per study rather than by API consumption - cost is driven by the number and size of studies, contracted users, study duration, enabled modules (surveys / ePRO, randomization, eConsent), region, and compliance requirements, all negotiated by quote. The REST API is included with a study subscription and carries no per-call charge; it is governed by rate limits rather than metered billing. For cost management, the unit of allocation is the study (and, within a sponsor / CRO portfolio, the set of studies), not tokens or requests.

Castoredc Finops is the FinOps profile for Castor 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 Clinical Trials, Electronic Data Capture, EDC, Healthcare, and FinOps.

Category: Healthcare and Life Sciences Pricing: Subscription Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
Clinical TrialsElectronic Data CaptureEDCHealthcareFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Castor
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Castor
PublisherName
Castor
ServiceCategory
Healthcare and Life Sciences
ServiceName
Castor EDC / CDMS

Meters

study_subscription
Unit: study
Per-study subscription - the primary Castor cost driver, quoted by study size and duration.
users
Unit: users
Contracted users / seats with access to a study, a factor in the study quote.
modules
Unit: modules
Optional modules enabled per study (surveys / ePRO, randomization, eConsent) that add to the subscription.
api_requests
Unit: requests
API requests consumed - not billed, but bounded by rate limits; track for capacity, not cost.

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