The Companies API · FinOps Profile

Thecompaniesapi Finops

FinOps view of The Companies API spend. The service is billed on a monthly subscription that bundles a fixed credit allowance (Startup 50k, Scaleup 250k, Enterprise 500k) with metered overage priced per 1,000 additional credits. Work is denominated in credits, so cost tracks the volume and type of search, enrichment, and bulk (Actions) calls an account makes. New accounts receive 500 free credits. Annual billing yields two months free.

Thecompaniesapi Finops is the FinOps profile for The Companies API on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 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 Company Data, Data Enrichment, Firmographics, Web Intelligence, and FinOps.

Category: Data and Analytics Pricing: Subscription-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Company DataData EnrichmentFirmographicsWeb IntelligenceFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
The Companies API
PricingCategory
Subscription-Based
ProviderName
The Companies API
PublisherName
The Companies API
ServiceCategory
Data and Analytics
ServiceName
The Companies API

Meters

monthly_subscription
Unit: subscription
Flat monthly plan fee bundling a fixed credit allowance (Startup/Scaleup/Enterprise).
included_credits
Unit: credits
Credits included in the monthly plan allowance and consumed by API calls.
overage_credits
Unit: credits
Credits consumed beyond the plan allowance, billed per 1,000 additional credits.
free_credits
Unit: credits
One-time 500 free credits granted to new accounts for evaluation.

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