QUODD · FinOps Profile

Quodd Finops

FinOps view of QUODD market data spend. QUODD does not publish public rates; cost is contractual and driven primarily by which datasets and asset classes are licensed (real-time vs delayed vs historical vs reference), the delivery method (Cloud APIs, Cloud Streaming, Cloud Files, gRPC), whether data is used internally or redistributed/displayed, and the exchange market-data licensing fees passed through from each venue. Those exchange fees are frequently the largest and most variable component of total market-data cost.

Quodd Finops is the FinOps profile for QUODD 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 committed-use.

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

Tagged areas include Market Data, Real-Time Data, Financial Data, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Market Data and Financial Information Pricing: Committed-Use Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Market DataReal-Time DataFinancial DataFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
QUODD
PricingCategory
Committed-Use
ProviderName
QUODD
PublisherName
QUODD
ServiceCategory
Market Data and Financial Information
ServiceName
QUODD Market Data

Meters

dataset_entitlements
Unit: datasets
Licensed datasets and asset classes (real-time, delayed, historical, reference, fundamentals) under the agreement.
exchange_licensing
Unit: subscriptions
Exchange market-data licensing fees passed through per venue, varying by display/non-display and internal/external distribution.
delivery_method
Unit: channels
Delivery channel consumed - Cloud APIs (REST), Cloud Streaming, Cloud Files, or gRPC.

Sources