Kinde · FinOps Profile

Kinde So Finops

FinOps view of Kinde spend. Kinde is billed primarily on Monthly Active Users (MAU): each plan (Free, Pro, Plus, Scale) carries a base monthly subscription and a large included MAU allowance (10,500 at the time of writing), with usage above the allowance billed per additional MAU at a per-plan rate that drops as you move up tiers ($0.0175 Pro, $0.0163 Plus, $0.0151 Scale). Users on a paid subscription are excluded from the MAU count. The Management API is included at no extra per-call charge. Secondary metered costs include SMS (~$0.07/message) and payment transaction fees (~0.5%-0.7%) on Kinde's own billing product.

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

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

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

Tagged areas include Authentication, User Management, Identity, SaaS, and MAU.

Category: Identity and Access Management Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
AuthenticationUser ManagementIdentitySaaSMAUFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Kinde
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Kinde
PublisherName
Kinde
ServiceCategory
Identity and Access Management
ServiceName
Kinde

Meters

monthly_active_users
Unit: users
Monthly Active Users above the plan's included allowance, billed per additional MAU. The primary Kinde cost driver.
base_subscription
Unit: months
Flat monthly plan subscription fee (Pro/Plus/Scale).
sms_messages
Unit: messages
SMS messages sent for MFA and verification, billed per message (~$0.07) unless bringing your own provider.
transaction_fees
Unit: percent
Payment transaction fees (~0.5%-0.7% by tier) on Kinde's own billing product.

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