specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
provider: Anrok
providerId: anrok
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
url: https://www.anrok.com/pricing
description: >
  FinOps profile for Anrok's sales tax compliance API. Billing is usage-based at the
  per-market and per-transaction level, with flat monthly platform fees and optional
  add-on packages. Cost scales with the number of markets where compliance is enabled
  and transaction volume on the Custom plan.
billingModel:
  type: hybrid
  description: >
    Hybrid billing model combining a flat per-market monthly platform fee (Starter: $100/market,
    Custom: $400/market) with a 0.25% per-transaction charge on the Custom plan where
    compliance is enabled. Add-on packages are billed as flat monthly fees (billed annually).
  components:
    - name: Platform Fee
      type: flat
      unit: per market per month
      tiers:
        - name: Starter
          price: 100.00
          currency: USD
        - name: Custom
          price: 400.00
          currency: USD
    - name: Transaction Fee
      type: metered
      unit: per transaction (Custom plan only, where compliance enabled)
      rate: 0.0025
      rateDescription: 0.25% per transaction

focusColumns:
  - column: BilledCost
    description: Monthly platform fee per market plus transaction-based charges.
  - column: UsageQuantity
    description: Number of markets with compliance enabled; number of transactions processed.
  - column: UsageUnit
    description: markets; transactions
  - column: ServiceName
    description: Anrok Sales Tax API
  - column: ServiceCategory
    description: Business Applications / Tax Compliance
  - column: ProviderName
    description: Anrok
  - column: PublisherName
    description: Anrok
  - column: ChargeType
    description: Usage
  - column: ChargeCategory
    description: Recurring (platform fee) + Usage (transaction fee)

meters:
  - name: markets_active
    description: Number of markets (jurisdictions) where Anrok compliance is enabled.
    unit: market
    billingImpact: $100–$400 per market per month depending on plan
  - name: transactions_processed
    description: >
      Number of taxable transactions processed through the Anrok API on the Custom plan.
      Applies a 0.25% fee per transaction where compliance is enabled.
    unit: transaction
    billingImpact: 0.25% of transaction value (Custom plan only)
  - name: api_requests
    description: >
      API calls made to the Anrok REST API. Rate-limited at 10 requests per second
      per seller account. No direct per-call billing; included in platform fee.
    unit: request
    billingImpact: included in platform fee; rate limited at 10 req/s

principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >
      Monitor costs by tracking the number of active markets (nexus registrations)
      and transaction volumes through Anrok's audit-ready reporting (Custom plan).
      Use the reconciliation tool to align transaction data with billing charges.
    actions:
      - Enable audit-ready reporting on Custom plan to track per-market and per-transaction costs.
      - Use Anrok's reconciliation tool to match API transactions to billing line items.
      - Monitor API request volumes against the 10 req/s rate limit to avoid throttling.

  - name: Optimization
    description: >
      Optimize Anrok spend by right-sizing the number of markets with compliance enabled,
      reviewing nexus exposure before activating new markets, and using ephemeral transactions
      (calculation-only, unsaved) for cost modeling without incurring transaction fees.
    actions:
      - Use ephemeral transaction endpoints for tax calculation testing to avoid transaction count.
      - Regularly audit active markets and disable compliance in markets below exposure thresholds.
      - Evaluate plan tier (Starter vs Custom) against actual transaction volume to minimize cost.
      - Leverage the Physical Nexus Monitoring add-on to proactively manage nexus before obligations arise.