Ably · FinOps Profile

Ably Finops

FinOps view of Ably. Subscription plus usage-based billing. Cost lines are flat-fee plan tier, per-million messages, per-million connection / channel minutes, and any push-notification add-on. Volume discounts apply at higher commitment levels.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription + usage.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Realtime, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Realtime Infrastructure Pricing: Subscription + Usage Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
RealtimeFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

SubscriptionUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Subscription
InvoiceIssuerName
Ably
ProviderName
Ably
PublisherName
Ably Realtime
ServiceCategory
Realtime Infrastructure
ServiceName
Ably Platform API

Meters

subscription
Unit: month
Monthly plan-tier subscription.
messages
Unit: million_messages
Messages above included allowance, $2.50 per million.
connection_minutes
Unit: million_minutes
Connection or channel minutes above allowance, $1.00 per million.

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