specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: MailPace
providerId: mailpace
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Email
- Transactional Email
- Messaging
- SMTP
- Privacy
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of MailPace spend. MailPace bills a single usage-based charge
  computed monthly on the number of emails sent and received, with tiered
  per-email rates (a first-10,000 tier and a lower marginal tier above it).
  There are no per-feature charges - domains, webhooks, and SMTP are included.
  A small free allowance (up to 100 emails/month) exists on request.
notes: >-
  Exact per-email rates come from the interactive pricing calculator and are
  not reconciled here; verify against the pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://mailpace.com/pricing
- https://docs.mailpace.com/reference/overview/
- 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: MailPace
serviceCategory: Email and Messaging
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: MailPace
  ServiceCategory: Email and Messaging
  ProviderName: MailPace
  PublisherName: MailPace
  InvoiceIssuerName: MailPace
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: emails_sent
  description: Outbound transactional emails sent through the send endpoint or SMTP, billed per email.
  unit: emails
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - domain
- name: emails_received
  description: Inbound emails received and processed, billed per email.
  unit: emails
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - domain
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track monthly send/receive volume per domain against the pricing tiers.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use per-domain API tokens to attribute email volume to workloads or teams.
- name: Optimization
  description: Consolidate low-volume sends and suppress bounced/spam recipients to avoid wasted sends; stay under tier thresholds where practical.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per domain/token and review monthly email spend against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com