specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
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/
provider: Cloudmersive
providerId: cloudmersive
publisherName: Cloudmersive
serviceCategory: 'Developer Tools / API'
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
  - Documents
  - Conversions
  - OCR
  - Cost Management
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Cloudmersive: flat monthly subscription tiers (Basic through Business
  Advantage) with included call quotas plus enterprise / on-premises options for committed throughput.'
sources:
  - https://www.cloudmersive.com/pricing
  - https://www.cloudmersive.com/pricing-small-business
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Cloudmersive
  ServiceCategory: 'Developer Tools / API'
  ProviderName: Cloudmersive
  PublisherName: Cloudmersive
  InvoiceIssuerName: Cloudmersive
  PricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  PricingUnit: subscription-month
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: subscription_fee
    description: Flat monthly subscription fee for the active plan tier.
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
  - name: api_calls
    description: Count of API calls consumed against the plan's monthly allowance.
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - product
      - api_key
  - name: concurrency_peak
    description: Peak concurrent requests per second observed against the API key.
    unit: request
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - api_key
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Monitor monthly call counts via the Cloudmersive customer portal; alert before exhausting
      the plan quota since calls in excess queue rather than fail fast.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Issue separate API keys per environment and per consuming application so call counts can
      be attributed to a team or product.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size the plan against observed monthly volume and concurrency. For sustained traffic
      above 4 calls/second, evaluate single-tenant cloud or on-premises deployment instead of stacking small-business
      plans.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Tie subscription renewals to the engineering team consuming the API; review quota burn-down
      mid-cycle and escalate to a higher tier before the queue depth materially impacts SLAs.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com