specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Fragment
providerId: fragment-dev
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Ledger
- Double-Entry
- Fintech
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Fragment (fragment.dev) spend. Fragment is a usage-priced,
  sales-quoted ledger API. The primary cost driver is ledger volume - the
  number of ledger entries / postings processed - with ledger count and region
  as secondary dimensions. Because pricing is contract-based rather than
  published list rates, cost visibility depends on Fragment's invoicing and
  usage reporting; the meters below describe the natural units of consumption.
notes: >-
  Rates are sales-quoted and not public as of the created date; verify billed
  meters and unit prices against the Fragment contract during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://fragment.dev
- https://fragment.dev/docs
- 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: Fragment
serviceCategory: Financial Infrastructure
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Fragment Ledger API
  ServiceCategory: Financial Infrastructure
  ProviderName: Fragment
  PublisherName: Fragment
  InvoiceIssuerName: Fragment
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: ledger_entries
  description: Ledger entries / postings written via addLedgerEntry, the primary volume-based cost driver.
  unit: entries
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - ledger
  - region
- name: reconciliations
  description: Transactions reconciled via reconcileTx against external money movement.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - ledger
- name: synced_records
  description: External accounts and transactions ingested via syncCustomAccounts / syncCustomTxs.
  unit: records
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - ledger
- name: ledgers
  description: Provisioned ledgers, a secondary allocation dimension.
  unit: ledgers
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - region
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull Fragment usage/invoice data and track ledger entries posted per ledger and per region.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map ledgers (and their entry volume) to products, tenants, or cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use idempotency keys to avoid duplicate billable postings on retries; batch external syncs; consolidate ledgers where volume allows.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per ledger; review monthly entry volume against the committed contract.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com