Whippy · FinOps Profile

Whippy Finops

FinOps view of Whippy spend. Whippy bills a fixed monthly subscription per plan tier that bundles a monthly message / SMS credit allocation, plus overage and carrier pass-through fees once the allocation is exhausted. Voice AI and certain channels carry their own usage rates. The largest cost drivers are credit consumption (SMS / MMS / email / fax volume), campaign and sequence send volume, and any voice AI minutes. Exact credit-to-message conversion and overage rates are sales-assisted and not reconciled here.

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

It defines 6 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 Communication, Messaging, SMS, Email, and Voice.

Category: Communication and Messaging Pricing: Subscription Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
CommunicationMessagingSMSEmailVoiceCampaignsSequencesFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

SubscriptionUsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Subscription
InvoiceIssuerName
Whippy
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Whippy
PublisherName
Whippy
ServiceCategory
Communication and Messaging
ServiceName
Whippy

Meters

plan_subscription
Unit: months
Fixed monthly subscription fee per plan tier.
message_credits
Unit: credits
Credits consumed by outbound SMS / MMS / email / fax against the plan allocation.
credit_overage
Unit: credits
Credits consumed beyond the included monthly allocation, billed at overage rates.
campaign_messages
Unit: messages
Messages sent through SMS campaigns, drawing on message credits.
sequence_messages
Unit: messages
Messages sent through automated sequences, drawing on message credits.
voice_ai_minutes
Unit: minutes
Voice AI call minutes billed under Whippy voice pricing.

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