name: Dun & Bradstreet FinOps
description: >-
  FinOps view of the Dun & Bradstreet Direct+ commercial surface aligned to
  the FinOps Framework / FOCUS data spec. Direct+ is a contracted
  subscription product, not a public-cloud metered service; this file
  describes the cost dimensions a customer's FinOps team should track,
  even though detailed unit pricing and FOCUS-format billing files are not
  publicly published.
specificationVersion: FOCUS-aligned 0.1
provider: Dun & Bradstreet
modified: '2026-05-23'
source: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/

billingModel:
  type: contract-subscription
  cycle: annual
  invoiceCadence: monthly-or-quarterly
  currency: USD
  publicPricing: false

costDimensions:
  - dimension: ServiceName
    value: D&B Direct+
    description: >-
      Single product line covering all Direct+ surfaces (Match, Search,
      Enrich, Multi-Process, Data File, Monitoring, Research).
  - dimension: SubServices
    values:
      - Identity Resolution / Cleanse & Match
      - Search
      - Enrich (per Data Block)
      - Multi-Process
      - Data File (batch)
      - Monitoring (registration + notifications)
      - Research
  - dimension: ChargeCategory
    values:
      - Subscription (recurring base fee)
      - Usage (transactions per surface)
      - Overage (transactions beyond contracted entitlement)
  - dimension: UsageQuantity
    description: >-
      Per-call counts against each Direct+ surface plus monitored portfolio
      size and notification volume.
  - dimension: SkuId
    description: >-
      Internal D&B SKU identifying the contracted bundle of Data Blocks,
      regions, and entitlements. Surfaced on the contract / order form,
      not in API responses.

allocation:
  - tag: registrationReference
    description: >-
      Monitoring registrations can serve as a tag for splitting cost across
      business units, programs, or use cases.
  - tag: transactionID
    description: >-
      Per-call transactionID can be logged and aggregated for chargeback /
      showback if internal usage of Direct+ spans multiple teams.

optimizationLevers:
  - description: >-
      Right-size monitored portfolio — remove obsolete D-U-N-S from
      Monitoring registrations to reduce notification volume and contracted
      portfolio size.
  - description: >-
      Use Multi-Process instead of separate Match + Enrich round-trips to
      reduce per-call counts.
  - description: >-
      Use Data File / Batch for nightly bulk refresh instead of
      synchronous per-record calls.
  - description: >-
      Subscribe only to the Data Blocks actually consumed; ESG, beneficial
      ownership, and advanced risk blocks are typically priced
      separately.
  - description: >-
      Cache Enrich responses for slowly changing attributes; rely on
      Monitoring to invalidate the cache.

absences:
  - No public FOCUS-format billing export documented.
  - No public unit price list; FinOps teams must extract unit cost from the contract.