TheSportsDB · FinOps Profile

Sportsdb Finops

FinOps view of TheSportsDB spend. TheSportsDB bills a flat monthly (or annual / lifetime) subscription per tier rather than metering per request: a free, rate-limited tier, a $9/month Single Developer tier, and a $20/month Small Business tier. Cost is driven by tier selection rather than usage volume, though tier choice is constrained by required rate limits, data limits, and premium features such as V2 livescores.

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

It defines 2 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, FinOps, Cost Management, and FOCUS.

Category: Sports Data and Media Pricing: Subscription-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
SportsSports DataFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Purchase

FOCUS Columns

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

Meters

subscription_tier
Unit: subscription
Flat monthly subscription per tier (Free, Single Developer $9, Small Business $20).
api_requests
Unit: requests
API requests per minute, capped by the active tier's rate limit (informational, not separately billed).

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