Credly · FinOps Profile

Credly Finops

FinOps view of Credly spend. Credly (a Pearson company) is a B2B digital credentialing platform sold to issuing organizations under contract, priced primarily on the volume of credentials (badges) issued plus platform features. The Web Service API and sandbox are entitlements of that subscription rather than a separately metered API product, so the dominant cost driver is annual credential issuance volume negotiated with Credly sales. Badge recipients incur no cost. Because pricing is contractual and not published, cost management centers on forecasting and governing credential issuance volume against the committed contract.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category committed-use.

Tagged areas include Digital Credentials, Open Badges, Pearson, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Identity and Credentialing Pricing: Committed-Use Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
Digital CredentialsOpen BadgesPearsonFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsage

FOCUS Columns

Meters

credentials_issued
Unit: badges
Verifiable badges issued to recipients; the primary contractual billing driver.
badge_templates
Unit: templates
Badge templates maintained by the organization; may factor into platform tier.
platform_subscription
Unit: contract
Annual platform subscription fee for the issuing organization.

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