specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Beds24
providerId: beds24
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Vacation Rental
- Channel Manager
- Property Management System
- Hospitality
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Beds24 spend. Beds24 bills on a pay-as-you-go, per-rental basis:
  a monthly base fee for a single rental, incremental per-property and per-rental
  fees, a per-link monthly fee for each channel manager connection, and an
  optional monthly fee for the private-label booking engine. The REST API is
  included with a paid account at no separate charge, so the direct cost driver
  of API usage is the underlying platform subscription (number of rentals and
  channel links) rather than per-call fees. The main operational constraint on
  API consumption is the account-level 5-minute credit limit, not a metered
  invoice line.
notes: >-
  Because there is no per-API-call charge, API cost optimization at Beds24 is
  about (1) right-sizing the number of active rentals and channel links you pay
  for monthly, and (2) staying within the credit limit to avoid throttling.
  Figures are indicative; reconcile against the Beds24 pricing calculator and a
  live invoice.
sources:
- https://beds24.com/pricing.html
- https://beds24.com/developer-api.html
- https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Category:API_V2
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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: Beds24
serviceCategory: Hospitality and Property Management
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Beds24 Channel Manager and PMS
  ServiceCategory: Hospitality and Property Management
  ProviderName: Beds24
  PublisherName: Beds24
  InvoiceIssuerName: Beds24
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: base_property
  description: Monthly base fee for a single-rental property.
  unit: property
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: rentals
  description: Number of billable rentals / units across the portfolio, billed monthly.
  unit: rental
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - property
- name: channel_links
  description: Number of channel manager links (room type to OTA channel), billed monthly.
  unit: link
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - property
  - channel
- name: booking_engine
  description: Optional monthly fee for the private-label online booking engine.
  unit: account
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: api_credits
  description: Account-level API credits consumed per 5-minute window (an operational limit, not a billed meter).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track the number of billable rentals and channel links per account and property, and monitor API credit consumption via the x-request-cost and x-five-min-limit-remaining headers.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map rentals and channel links to properties and owners so the monthly platform fee can be allocated to the right cost center or property owner.
- name: Optimization
  description: Deactivate unused rentals and channel links, batch and cache bulk calendar/price reads to stay within the credit limit, and avoid redundant polling.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per property/account, review the monthly Beds24 invoice against active rentals and links, and alert when API usage approaches the credit limit.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com