ecobee · FinOps Profile

Ecobee Finops

FinOps view of ecobee API spend. The ecobee developer API has historically been free to use - there is no published per-call fee - so for consumer (Smart-account) integrations the direct API cost is effectively zero and the real cost drivers are engineering, maintenance, and the operational risk that the developer program is closed to new registrations. For EMS and Utility programs (demand response, hierarchy, meter reports), cost is governed by a commercial agreement with ecobee rather than usage-metered API billing.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a none cycle, and pricing category free.

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

Tagged areas include Smart Home, Thermostat, IoT, Energy, and FinOps.

Category: IoT and Smart Home Pricing: Free Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
Smart HomeThermostatIoTEnergyFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
ecobee
PricingCategory
Free
ProviderName
ecobee
PublisherName
ecobee
ServiceCategory
IoT and Smart Home
ServiceName
ecobee API

Meters

api_requests
Unit: requests
Calls to the ecobee API. Not billed - included in the free developer program.
authorized_thermostats
Unit: devices
Number of end-user thermostats an application is authorized to access; a proxy for integration scale, not a billed meter.
ems_commercial_contract
Unit: contract
Negotiated EMS/Utility commercial agreement for hierarchy, demand response, and meter reports.

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