Tithe.ly · FinOps Profile

Tithely Finops

FinOps view of Tithe.ly spend. Tithe.ly is a payment-facilitator and church-technology platform, so cost is driven primarily by per-donation processing fees (percentage + fixed per transaction, varying by card / ACH / Amex) rather than by API call volume. On top of processing, optional monthly software subscriptions (church management, branded app, website, worship tools) add fixed recurring cost. The developer API itself carries no separate metered price. A distinctive lever is donor fee coverage - a large share of donors opt to cover the processing fee, which materially reduces the church's net cost.

Tithely Finops is the FinOps profile for Tithe.ly 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 usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Church Giving, Payments, Nonprofit, ChMS, and FinOps.

Category: Payments and Fundraising Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Church GivingPaymentsNonprofitChMSFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
Data Spec

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Tithe.ly
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Tithe.ly
PublisherName
Tithe.ly
ServiceCategory
Payments and Fundraising
ServiceName
Tithe.ly Giving

Meters

card_transaction_fee
Unit: transactions
Percentage + fixed fee on each card donation (~2.9% + $0.30).
ach_transaction_fee
Unit: transactions
Percentage + fixed fee on each ACH donation (~1% + $0.30).
amex_transaction_fee
Unit: transactions
Percentage + fixed fee on each American Express donation (~3.5% + $0.30).
software_subscription
Unit: months
Fixed monthly subscription for ChMS / All-Access bundles.

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