Dacast Finops
FinOps view of Dacast spend. Dacast bills a fixed monthly/annual subscription per plan (Starter, Event, Scale, Custom) that bundles a bandwidth and storage allotment, plus usage-based overage charges when bandwidth or storage exceed the allotment. API access is a plan entitlement (Scale and Custom), not a separately metered line item. Primary cost drivers are content delivery bandwidth and stored video volume.
Dacast Finops is the FinOps profile for Dacast on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription-based.
The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.
Tagged areas include Live Streaming, Video, VOD, OTT, and FinOps.
Framework Alignment
Charge Categories
FOCUS Columns
Meters
Sources
- https://www.dacast.com/live-streaming-pricing-plans/
- https://calculator.dacast.com/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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