Kpler · FinOps Profile

Kpler Finops

FinOps view of Kpler spend. Kpler is sold as enterprise data subscriptions - annual contracts per commodity platform (Liquids, LNG, LPG, Dry) that bundle terminal seats with Direct Access API credentials, plus maritime/AIS data contracts (Kpler AIS, MarineTraffic services) sized by coverage and delivery channel. There is no self-serve or published per-call pricing; the primary cost object is the negotiated contract, with MarineTraffic API services additionally metered against purchased credit balances per API key.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category committed.

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

Tagged areas include Vessel Tracking, Maritime, Commodities, Supply Chain, and FinOps.

Category: Analytics and Market Data Pricing: Committed Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
Vessel TrackingMaritimeCommoditiesSupply ChainFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
Data Spec

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Kpler
PricingCategory
Committed
ProviderName
Kpler
PublisherName
Kpler
ServiceCategory
Analytics and Market Data
ServiceName
Kpler Direct Access API

Meters

platform_subscription
Unit: contracts
Annual subscription per commodity platform (Liquids, LNG, LPG, Dry) bundling terminal seats and API access.
maritime_data_contract
Unit: contracts
Kpler AIS / MarineTraffic maritime data agreements sized by fleet coverage and delivery channel (API, NMEA, Kafka, extract).
marinetraffic_credits
Unit: credits
Credits consumed by MarineTraffic API service calls, drawn from purchased credit balances per API key.
api_extractions
Unit: requests
Direct Access API queries executed (trades, flows, vessels, and related endpoints), useful for mapping contract value to actual usage.

Sources

Work with this as data

Every finops artifact here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for finops

4 MCP tools reach this
  • find_finopsBrowse and filter every finops artifact in the catalog.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This finops artifact
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/finops/kpler-finops"
All finops
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/finops?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.