Tive · FinOps Profile

Tive Finops

FinOps view of Tive spend. Tive is an enterprise, sales-led offering that bundles cellular IoT trackers (hardware), a real-time visibility platform (software subscription including Public API and webhook access), and optional managed monitoring services. Costs are governed by negotiated contracts driven by tracker volume (reusable vs. single-use), shipment lanes, monitoring service level, and contract term rather than by usage-metered API pricing. No public per-call or per-token API rates were found; cost meters below are modeled at the contract/asset level and are not reconciled.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a contract cycle, and pricing category commitment-based.

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

Tagged areas include Supply Chain, Shipment Visibility, Logistics, IoT, and Trackers.

Category: Supply Chain and Logistics Pricing: Commitment-Based Billing: Contract FOCUS v1.3
Supply ChainShipment VisibilityLogisticsIoTTrackersReal TimeFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Tive
PricingCategory
Commitment-Based
ProviderName
Tive
PublisherName
Tive
ServiceCategory
Supply Chain and Logistics
ServiceName
Tive Platform

Meters

platform_subscription
Unit: contract
Annual platform/API subscription granting access to the visibility platform, Public API (v3), and webhooks.
trackers
Unit: devices
Cellular IoT trackers procured, billed per device and varying by reusable vs. single-use and volume.
monitoring_service
Unit: contract
Optional 24/7 managed monitoring service, billed per contract.

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