specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: CryptoCompare
providerId: cryptocompare
created: '2026-05-30'
modified: '2026-05-30'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Market Data
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps view of CryptoCompare / CoinDesk Data API spend.
  Billing is subscription + metered overage: each plan grants a monthly call
  credit allotment, and overage on commercial tiers is billed per credit.
  Streaming socket-hours, reference-rate (CADLI, CCIX) licensing, and
  on-demand bulk exports are billed as separate FOCUS service categories
  under the same publisher.
sources:
  - https://developers.coindesk.com/pricing/
  - https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/guides/api-pricing-plans/
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: CCData Ltd (CoinDesk Data)
serviceCategory: Data Services
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Metered Overage
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Adjustment
    - Refund
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: CryptoCompare API
  ServiceCategory: Data Services
  ProviderName: CryptoCompare
  PublisherName: CCData Ltd
  InvoiceIssuerName: CCData Ltd
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: call_credits_consumed
    unit: credit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - endpoint
      - api_key
      - plan_tier
  - name: call_credits_remaining
    unit: credit
    aggregation: min
    dimensions:
      - account
  - name: websocket_socket_hours
    unit: hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - plan_tier
  - name: websocket_subscription_minutes
    unit: minute
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - channel_type
      - instrument
  - name: bulk_export_volume_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - export_type
      - dataset
  - name: reference_rate_licensed_indices
    unit: index
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - index_family
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Inspect the RateLimit envelope on REST responses and the streamer Welcome envelope (TYPE 20) on each WebSocket connect to track current consumed and remaining credits. Aggregate by api_key and endpoint.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Issue one API key per product / environment to attribute credit consumption to a team or workload. Tag bulk exports and reference-rate licenses to the consuming desk.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Prefer bulk endpoints (pricemultifull, top/totalvolfull, /v2/news/) over N individual price calls; cache static reference data (/all/coinlist, /exchanges/general) locally; switch high-frequency monitoring from REST polling to WebSocket subscriptions to drop credit burn.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Trading and product teams own their per-key budgets. Finance reconciles monthly invoices against credit_consumed and overage. Renewal cycles align with the rolling 30-day usage trend.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com