Highlightly · FinOps Profile

Highlightly Finops

FinOps view of Highlightly spend. Highlightly bills a flat monthly subscription per tier (Basic free, Pro, Ultra, Mega), each tier defined by a daily request quota and a per-second rate limit rather than per-call metering. There are no overage charges - once the daily quota is exhausted, requests are rejected until reset - so cost is bounded and predictable for a given tier. The primary cost lever is matching the subscription tier to observed daily request volume across the sport APIs in use.

Highlightly Finops is the FinOps profile for Highlightly 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 Sports, Sports Data, Live Scores, Odds, and Highlights.

Category: Analytics and Data Pricing: Subscription-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
SportsSports DataLive ScoresOddsHighlightsFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Purchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Highlightly
PricingCategory
Subscription-Based
ProviderName
Highlightly
PublisherName
Highlightly
ServiceCategory
Analytics and Data
ServiceName
Highlightly Sports API

Meters

subscription_tier
Unit: subscription
Flat monthly subscription per API tier (Basic, Pro, Ultra, Mega).
requests_per_day
Unit: requests
API requests consumed per day, counted against the tier's daily quota; no overage billing.
requests_per_second
Unit: requests
Instantaneous request rate, capped by the tier's per-second rate limit.

Sources