specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Marqeta
providerId: marqeta
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- FinTech
- BaaS
- Card Issuing
- Payments
- Embedded Finance
- Plans
description: Marqeta is sold under custom contracts. Pricing is bespoke per program
  covering interchange share, processing fees per transaction, card production, and
  platform minimums. There is no public self-serve pricing.
notes: Sandbox is free for evaluation. Production access requires a signed program
  agreement with Marqeta and a sponsor bank.
sources:
- https://www.marqeta.com/
- https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api
plans:
- id: marqeta-sandbox
  name: Public Sandbox
  type: free
  description: Free shared sandbox for evaluating the API.
  entries:
  - label: Sandbox Access
    name: sandbox
    type: included
    metric: api_calls
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 0
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: All Core APIs
  - name: Test Cards
- id: marqeta-program
  name: Program (Custom)
  type: enterprise
  description: Custom production contract with monthly platform fees, per-transaction
    fees, and card-production fees specific to the program.
  entries:
  - label: Platform Minimum
    name: platform_minimum
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: negotiated
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Per Transaction Fee
    name: txn_fee
    type: metered
    metric: transaction
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: negotiated
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Card Production
    name: card_production
    type: metered
    metric: card
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: negotiated
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Sponsor Bank
  - name: Program Manager
  - name: PCI Scope
  - name: Production Webhooks
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com