specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Leafly
providerId: leafly
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Cannabis
- Dispensary
- Retail
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Leafly spend. Leafly's APIs are not billed on usage - there is
  no per-call charge for the Menu Integration or Order APIs. Cost is driven by
  the flat Leafly for Retailers subscription that grants the listing and API
  entitlement, quoted by sales and tiered by market, product selection, and
  service level (roughly hundreds to thousands of USD per month). POS / system-
  of-record providers integrate the APIs at no separate fee through Partner Ops.
  For a retailer, the relevant cost signals are the monthly subscription and the
  business value of orders and traffic driven, rather than metered API
  consumption.
notes: >-
  Subscription rates are not public and are not reconciled here. There is no
  usage meter to allocate; costs are a fixed monthly subscription. Verify tiers
  with Leafly sales during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://success.leafly.com/retail
- https://docs.leafly.io/menu-integration-docs/v2.html
- 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: Leafly
serviceCategory: Marketing and Marketplace
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Leafly for Retailers
  ServiceCategory: Marketing and Marketplace
  ProviderName: Leafly
  PublisherName: Leafly
  InvoiceIssuerName: Leafly
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: retail_subscription
  description: Flat monthly Leafly for Retailers subscription that includes the menu listing and API entitlement.
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - location
  - market
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track the monthly subscription per dispensary location and market; API calls themselves carry no line-item cost.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each subscription to the store location and market it lists so cost aligns to the revenue that listing drives.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the subscription tier to the markets and products that matter; use included deals to drive orders without added cost; automate menu sync to protect the value of the listing.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per location to review subscription spend against orders and traffic driven through Leafly.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com