specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Amberflo
providerId: amberflo
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Usage-Based Billing
  - Metering
  - Amberflo
  - Cost Management
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Amberflo: tiered monthly subscription (Startups, Growth, Enterprise)
  with included pools of billing volume and meter events plus overage at 0.54% on additional billing
  volume and $5 per additional 10,000 meter events. Amberflo itself is a metering-and-billing platform,
  so its FinOps posture mirrors the SaaS subscription archetype.'
sources:
  - https://www.amberflo.io/pricing
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Amberflo.io, Inc.
serviceCategory: FinOps / Metering and Billing
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription + Overage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Amberflo
  ServiceCategory: Business Applications
  ServiceSubcategory: Metering and Billing
  ProviderName: Amberflo
  PublisherName: Amberflo.io, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Amberflo.io, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: subscription_months
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tier
  - name: meter_events_ingested
    unit: event
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - meter_name
  - name: billing_volume_processed
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - product
  - name: overage_events
    unit: event
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
  - name: overage_billing_volume
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use Amberflo's own usage and revenue dashboards (eat-your-own-dogfood); export billable
      events to your data warehouse and reconcile against the Amberflo invoice.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag meters and customers with product, environment, and team; chargeback subscription
      cost via meter-event share.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size the Growth tier (250K vs 500K vs 1M request bracket) to your actual ingest
      volume; batch meter events to minimize request count; consolidate redundant meters.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Owner of monetization/finance team owns the Amberflo subscription; alert on overage thresholds
      and review monthly billing-volume utilization against tier inclusions.
maintainers:
  - name: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com
  - name: Amberflo
    email: support@amberflo.io
    url: https://www.amberflo.io