# Ternary

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/ternary/  
**Website:** https://ternary.app/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

Ternary is a multi-cloud FinOps platform providing cost visibility, anomaly detection, commitment management, forecasting, and Kubernetes cost allocation for cloud environments. Originally built for Google Cloud, Ternary now supports AWS, Azure, and other cloud providers through its Universal Spend Ledger, with a REST API for programmatic access to all platform capabilities.

## Kin Score — 35.0 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 72.2 |
| Contract Quality | 67.3 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 16.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 19.8 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **Ternary Anomaly Detection API** — Manage and query cloud cost anomalies
- **Ternary Commitments API** — Manage cloud commitment purchases and optimization
- **Ternary Cost Allocation API** — Manage cost allocation rules, cost centers, and labels
- **Ternary Forecasting API** — Budget forecasting and spend projections
- **Ternary Kubernetes API** — Kubernetes cost allocation and pod label management
- **Ternary Reporting API** — Cost reports, dashboards, and analytics

## Agentic access (1)

- **Ternary Agentic Access** — 20 operations · 10 acting

## Security (2)

- **Ternary Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Ternary Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Ternary Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Cloud Cost Management, Cost Optimization, FinOps, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Multi-Cloud

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/ternary/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.