Prelude · FinOps Profile

Prelude So Finops

FinOps view of Prelude spend. Prelude is a hosted, usage-based service. The two dominant cost drivers are (1) a per-verification fee (from EUR 0.032 on Pay-As-You-Go) and (2) carrier message costs, which Prelude bills "at cost, zero markup" and which vary by destination country and channel (SMS, WhatsApp, RCS, Viber, voice). The Startup tier adds a fixed EUR 360 / month platform subscription on top of usage. Enterprise is committed-volume with automatic discounts, post-payment terms, and a 99.95% SLA. Lookup (Intel) and Watch (anti-fraud) calls may be metered separately. Because message cost is pass-through and country-specific, geographic mix of your users is the single biggest lever on total spend.

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in EUR, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Number Verification, OTP, Anti-Fraud, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Identity and Anti-Fraud Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Number VerificationOTPAnti-FraudFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
EUR
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Prelude
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Prelude
PublisherName
Prelude
ServiceCategory
Identity and Anti-Fraud
ServiceName
Prelude Verify

Meters

verifications
Unit: verifications
One-time passcode verifications created, billed per verification.
messages
Unit: messages
Carrier messages sent (Verify and Notify), billed at cost per country/channel.
lookups
Unit: lookups
Phone number intelligence (Lookup / Intel) queries.
watch_predictions
Unit: predictions
Anti-fraud (Watch) predict calls.
platform_subscription
Unit: months
Fixed monthly platform fee on the Startup tier.

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