Certn · FinOps Profile

Certn Finops

FinOps view of Certn spend. Certn is a pay-per-check platform: API access is free and cost is driven entirely by the checks you order. Each check type has its own unit price (criminal, identity/OneID, credit, public records, employment/education/credential verification, reference, driver's abstract, social media, and international variants), and bundled CertnCentric tiers or enterprise agreements offer negotiated rates at volume. Cost management is therefore about controlling the mix and volume of checks ordered per applicant and per team.

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in CAD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Background Checks, Screening, Identity Verification, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Identity and Background Screening Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Background ChecksScreeningIdentity VerificationFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
CAD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Certn
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Certn
PublisherName
Certn
ServiceCategory
Identity and Background Screening
ServiceName
Certn Background Screening

Meters

criminal_record_checks
Unit: checks
Criminal record checks ordered (Basic/Enhanced Canadian, US, international, SOQUIJ), billed per check.
identity_verifications
Unit: checks
Identity / OneID verifications ordered, billed per check.
credit_and_financial_checks
Unit: checks
Credit reports and public records checks ordered, billed per check.
verification_checks
Unit: checks
Employment, education, and credential verifications ordered, billed per check.
reference_and_other_checks
Unit: checks
Reference checks (digital/phone), driver's abstracts, and social media checks ordered.

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