Spreaker · FinOps Profile

Spreaker Finops

FinOps view of Spreaker spend. Spreaker (owned by iHeartMedia) bills podcast hosting on flat monthly subscription tiers - Free Speech (0 USD), Broadcaster (20 USD), Anchorman (50 USD), and Publisher (250 USD) - rather than on API call volume or metered usage. The API itself is included with the account, so the primary cost driver is the subscription tier and the features it unlocks (statistics retention, private podcasts, collaborators, and the direct ad campaign manager). Spreaker is also a revenue source, not only a cost: creators earn from programmatic ads, listener subscriptions, and the Supporters Club, where the Supporters Club fee drops from 20 percent on the free tier to 0 percent on paid tiers.

Spreaker Finops is the FinOps profile for Spreaker 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 subscription.

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

Tagged areas include Podcasting, Podcast Hosting, Monetization, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Media and Podcasting Pricing: Subscription Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
PodcastingPodcast HostingMonetizationFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Spreaker
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Spreaker
PublisherName
Spreaker
ServiceCategory
Media and Podcasting
ServiceName
Spreaker Podcast Hosting

Meters

subscription_tier
Unit: months
Flat monthly subscription fee for the account's plan (Free Speech, Broadcaster, Anchorman, or Publisher).
ad_revenue
Unit: currency
Revenue earned by the creator from programmatic ad monetization (a credit against cost, not a charge).
subscription_revenue
Unit: currency
Revenue from listener subscriptions and the Supporters Club, net of the tier's Supporters Club fee.

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