Creem · FinOps Profile

Creem Finops

FinOps view of Creem spend. Creem is a merchant of record that charges a flat percentage plus a fixed fee on each successful transaction (3.9% + $0.40), with no setup or monthly fees. Cost scales directly with processed payment volume and the count of successful transactions, so the primary levers are average order value, transaction count, refund/dispute rate, and currency mix. Payouts are made twice monthly.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a per transaction cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Payments, Merchant of Record, Subscriptions, SaaS, and Billing.

Category: Payments and Billing Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Per Transaction FOCUS v1.3
PaymentsMerchant of RecordSubscriptionsSaaSBillingFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
Data Spec

Charge Categories

UsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Creem (Armitage Labs)
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Creem
PublisherName
Creem
ServiceCategory
Payments and Billing
ServiceName
Creem Payments

Meters

transaction_percentage_fee
Unit: percent
Percentage component (3.9%) charged on the value of each successful transaction.
transaction_fixed_fee
Unit: transactions
Fixed per-transaction component ($0.40) charged on each successful transaction.
processed_volume
Unit: currency
Gross payment volume processed through Creem, the base for percentage fees.
refunds_disputes
Unit: transactions
Refunds, chargebacks, and disputes that reverse or adjust prior charges.

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