Vonage Video API · FinOps Profile

Vonage Video Finops

FinOps view of Vonage Video API spend. Vonage bills usage on a per-stream-minute (participant-minute) model for real-time video, with separate per-minute meters for archiving (recording), broadcast creation, HLS viewer minutes, the Experience Composer render service, Audio Connector, SIP interconnect, and live captions. Resolution (SD/HD/FHD) drives the per minute rate for archives and broadcasts. An automatic monthly volume discount applies to participant minutes above a threshold.

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

It defines 8 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 Video, WebRTC, Live Streaming, Real-Time Communications, and CPaaS.

Category: Communications and Media Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
VideoWebRTCLive StreamingReal-Time CommunicationsCPaaSFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Vonage
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Vonage
PublisherName
Vonage
ServiceCategory
Communications and Media
ServiceName
Vonage Video API

Meters

participant_minutes
Unit: minutes
Real-time video participant-minutes (per publisher/subscriber per minute), billed per minute.
archive_minutes
Unit: minutes
Recorded archive minutes, billed per minute by output mode and resolution (SD/HD/FHD).
broadcast_minutes
Unit: minutes
Live streaming broadcast minutes created, billed per minute by resolution (SD/HD/FHD).
hls_viewer_minutes
Unit: minutes
HLS content minutes viewed per viewer, billed per minute by resolution.
render_minutes
Unit: minutes
Experience Composer render service minutes, billed per minute.
audio_connector_minutes
Unit: minutes
Audio Connector (WebSocket audio) minutes, billed per minute.
sip_minutes
Unit: minutes
SIP interconnect minutes plus PSTN termination, billed per minute.
captions_minutes
Unit: minutes
Live caption minutes, billed per minute.

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