specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Datalastic
providerId: datalastic
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Vessel Tracking
- Maritime
- AIS
- Ships
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Datalastic spend. Cost is a flat monthly (or annual, 10%
  discounted) EUR subscription that bundles a database-credit allowance -
  Starter EUR 199/month for 20,000 credits, Experimenter EUR 569/month for
  80,000, Developer Pro+ EUR 679/month unlimited, with "+ Add-Ons" tiers at
  EUR 599/849/949 adding specialty datasets. The variable dimension is credit
  consumption, deducted per result returned - 1 per vessel or port, 1 per
  vessel per day of history, up to 500 per radius query - so query design
  (filters, radius size, history windows) directly drives how far a plan's
  allowance goes. Failed requests are free, unused credits reset monthly, and
  the /stat endpoint provides free consumption telemetry.
notes: >-
  Prices captured 2026-07-11 in EUR; verify on the pricing page during
  reconciliation. The main cost decisions are tier selection (credit
  allowance vs unlimited), whether add-on datasets are needed, and annual vs
  monthly billing.
sources:
- https://datalastic.com/pricing/
- https://datalastic.com/api-reference/
- 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: Datalastic
serviceCategory: Maritime Data and Vessel Tracking
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription with Usage Allowance
  billingFrequency: Monthly or Annual
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Datalastic Maritime API
  ServiceCategory: Maritime Data and Vessel Tracking
  ProviderName: Datalastic
  PublisherName: Datalastic
  InvoiceIssuerName: Datalastic
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Committed
meters:
- name: database_credits
  description: Monthly database credits consumed - 1 per vessel or port result, 1 per vessel-day of history, capped at 500 per radius query.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: api_calls
  description: API requests per minute against the shared 600 calls/minute cap; also useful for detecting wasteful polling.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: report_jobs
  description: Asynchronous report submissions (1 credit each) plus fixed-price datasets like a full vessel list (5,000 credits) or port list (500 credits).
  unit: jobs
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: subscription_fee
  description: Flat monthly or annual subscription fee for the selected tier and add-ons.
  unit: EUR
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Poll the free /stat endpoint to track monthly credit consumption against the plan allowance and alert before exhaustion.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute credit consumption to workloads by endpoint - live polling, radius zones, history pulls, and reports have very different credit profiles.
- name: Optimization
  description: Filter radius queries by vessel type and navigational status to cut per-call vessel counts, size history windows precisely (each vessel-day costs a credit), batch live lookups through /vessel_bulk, and move to Developer Pro+ only when credit spend at lower tiers exceeds the flat unlimited price.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review tier fit monthly - unused credits reset and do not roll over, and annual billing saves 10% once usage is predictable.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com