Figshare · FinOps Profile
Figshare Finops
Figshare uses a freemium + one-time publishing charge billing model. Free individual accounts have no recurring cost. Figshare+ tiers charge a one-time Data Publishing Charge (DPC) based on storage volume in 250GB increments. Institutional plans are subscription-based with custom pricing. There are no API usage fees — all API access is included in the account tier.
Figshare Finops is the FinOps profile for Figshare on the APIs.io network.
It defines 4 billable meters.
Tagged areas include Research Data, Data Repository, Open Science, DOI, and Datasets.
Category:
Research DataData RepositoryOpen ScienceDOIDatasetsAcademicFile StorageOpen Access
Framework Alignment
FOCUS Columns
Meters
StorageDeposit
One-time charge per data deposit based on total storage volume in 250GB tiers. Applies to Figshare+ plans.
PrivateStorage
Free private storage included with all figshare.com accounts up to 20GB. No charge for usage within the free quota.
CurationReview
Expert metadata review and curation service included in Figshare+ deposits. Previously separately priced at $160/deposit; now bundled into DPC pricing.
InstitutionalSubscription
Annual subscription fee for Institutional Figshare repositories. Custom pricing based on institution size and storage requirements.
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