finops:
  description: ADS-B Exchange offers two pricing tracks. The Community API via
    RapidAPI costs $10/month for 10,000 requests, targeted at non-commercial
    developers and researchers. Enterprise data products (Live Positions, Live
    Operations, Daily Positions, Daily Operations) are priced as custom annual
    subscriptions requiring minimum annual commitments with pricing negotiated
    directly with ADS-B Exchange. Historical data backfills of up to 10 years
    are available to subscription customers only.
  model: Subscription
  pricing:
    currency: USD
    tiers:
      - name: Community API
        price: 10.00
        unit: month
        description: Non-commercial REST API access via RapidAPI with 10,000
          requests per month
      - name: Enterprise Live Positions
        price: 0.00
        unit: custom
        description: Annual subscription for real-time global positions at 500ms
          via API or gRPC; custom pricing on request
      - name: Enterprise Live Operations
        price: 0.00
        unit: custom
        description: Annual subscription for live operational data enriched with
          departure and arrival context; custom pricing on request
      - name: Enterprise Daily Positions
        price: 0.00
        unit: custom
        description: Annual subscription for daily JSON/CSV feed of all global
          aircraft positions; custom pricing on request
      - name: Enterprise Daily Operations
        price: 0.00
        unit: custom
        description: Annual subscription for BI-ready daily CSV feed of completed
          flight events; custom pricing on request
    perRequest: null
    perCall: null
  costOptimization:
    - Cache aircraft position responses locally to avoid re-querying the same
      aircraft within the same tracking session
    - Query by specific ICAO hex codes rather than geographic regions to reduce
      response payload sizes and request count consumption
    - For Community API users, batch queries by combining multiple ICAO codes
      in a single request where supported
    - Use geographic bounding box queries to limit results to only the region
      of interest, reducing unnecessary data transfer
    - Implement local deduplication to avoid re-processing aircraft already
      seen in recent polling cycles
  budgetConsiderations:
    - Community API at $10/month provides 10,000 requests; plan query patterns
      carefully to stay within monthly quota
    - Enterprise subscriptions require minimum annual commitments with no
      one-time or project-based access options
    - Commercial use of data from the Community API is not permitted; budget
      for enterprise tier if monetizing derived products
    - Historical backfills of up to 10 years are available only to active
      subscription customers; factor this into enterprise contract negotiations
    - gRPC streaming for Live Positions eliminates per-request cost model in
      favor of continuous connection; evaluate infrastructure costs accordingly
  notes:
    - ADS-B Exchange does not offer one-time data extracts or project-based access
    - Enterprise pricing is not publicly listed; contact sales for a tour and quote
    - Community API is hosted on RapidAPI and billed through RapidAPI's platform
    - The Community API was formerly known as API Lite
    - As of March 2025, the ADSBx Flight Sim Traffic API on RapidAPI was discontinued