specificationVersion: '1.0'
id: email-on-acid-finops
name: Email on Acid FinOps Framework
description: FinOps Framework FOCUS-aligned cost management reference for the Email
  on Acid (Mailgun Inspect) email testing API. Covers cost allocation, usage optimization,
  and spend visibility for teams using the email preview and quality assurance API
  in automated pre-deployment pipelines.
url: https://www.emailonacid.com/pricing/
provider: Email on Acid
product: Email on Acid API (Mailgun Inspect)
currency: USD
costCategories:
  - name: Subscription Fees
    description: Fixed monthly or annual subscription cost for the chosen plan tier.
      Represents the baseline committed spend regardless of API usage volume.
    type: fixed
    billingCycle: monthly
    plans:
      - name: Basic
        monthlyRate: 99.00
        annualMonthlyRate: 84.15
        annualSavings: 15
        annualSavingsUnit: percent
      - name: Premium
        monthlyRate: 199.00
        annualMonthlyRate: 169.15
        annualSavings: 15
        annualSavingsUnit: percent
      - name: Contract
        monthlyRate: custom
        notes: Contact sales for enterprise pricing
  - name: Overage Charges
    description: Variable costs incurred when API email preview consumption exceeds
      the monthly allotment included in the subscription plan. Applies to Basic and
      Premium plans.
    type: variable
    unit: per preview
    rate: 0.15
    currency: USD
    plans:
      - Basic
      - Premium
    notes: Monitor monthly preview consumption via account dashboard to avoid unexpected
      overage charges in automated CI/CD pipelines.
costAllocation:
  - dimension: Team
    description: Allocate email preview costs to engineering, marketing, or QA teams
      based on API key usage or test volume per team.
  - dimension: Environment
    description: Separate costs for production pre-deployment testing vs. development/staging
      using sandbox mode (sandbox credentials consume no production credits).
  - dimension: Campaign
    description: Tag email tests by campaign or project using test naming conventions
      to attribute preview costs to specific marketing or product initiatives.
optimization:
  - name: Use Sandbox Mode for Development
    description: Use the sandbox authentication mode (username and password both set
      to "sandbox") during development and integration testing to avoid consuming
      paid preview credits.
    savingsPotential: high
  - name: Batch Email Client Selection
    description: Limit email client selections to only the clients relevant to your
      audience rather than testing all 100+ clients every time, reducing preview
      count per test run.
    savingsPotential: medium
  - name: Annual Billing Discount
    description: Switch from monthly to annual billing to save 15% on subscription
      costs for predictable, steady-state usage.
    savingsPotential: 15 percent annually
  - name: Monitor Monthly Preview Consumption
    description: Track API preview usage against monthly plan limits to avoid overage
      charges. Set up internal alerts when approaching 80% of monthly allotment.
    savingsPotential: medium
  - name: Right-Size Plan Tier
    description: Analyze monthly preview consumption patterns to ensure the plan tier
      matches actual usage. Upgrade to Contract plan only when overage charges exceed
      the delta between Premium and Contract pricing.
    savingsPotential: medium
visibility:
  - name: Account Dashboard
    description: Monitor email preview usage, remaining monthly allotment, and test
      history through the Email on Acid account dashboard.
    url: https://app.emailonacid.com/app/site/dashboard
  - name: API Authentication Check
    description: Validate API key and account status programmatically via GET https://api.emailonacid.com/v5/auth
    url: https://api.emailonacid.com/v5/auth
  - name: Status Page
    description: Monitor API operational status and incident history to understand
      service availability impacts on testing workflows.
    url: https://status.emailonacid.com/
compliance:
  - SOC 2 Type 1
  - ISO 27001
  - ISO 27701
  - GDPR