specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Mobula
providerId: mobula
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Crypto
- Web3
- Market Data
- Blockchain
- Wallet
- Real Time
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Mobula spend. Mobula bills a flat monthly subscription per plan
  (Free, Start-up, Growth, Enterprise) that includes a monthly credit
  (compute-unit) allowance. REST calls draw down credits - most at 1 credit,
  heavier endpoints (token security, DeFi positions) at 10, batch price-history
  at 5 per asset. WebSocket streams cost 1 credit per minute open plus the
  underlying endpoint cost; webhooks cost 1 credit per trigger; indexing worker
  hours cost 500 credits. Cost is a function of plan tier plus credit burn.
notes: >-
  Per-plan prices and per-endpoint credit weights are subject to change; verify
  against Mobula's pricing pages during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://mobula.io/pricing
- https://docs.mobula.io/pricing
- 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: Mobula
serviceCategory: Analytics and Data
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Committed and Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Mobula API
  ServiceCategory: Analytics and Data
  ProviderName: Mobula
  PublisherName: Mobula
  InvoiceIssuerName: Mobula
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Committed and Usage-Based
meters:
- name: plan_subscription
  description: Flat monthly plan fee (Free $0, Start-up $50, Growth $400, Enterprise from $750).
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: rest_credits
  description: Credits consumed by REST calls; most endpoints cost 1 credit, heavier ones more.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: heavy_endpoint_credits
  description: Credits for heavy endpoints such as token security and DeFi positions (10 credits each).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: batch_credits
  description: Credits for batch endpoints such as price-history (5 credits per asset).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: websocket_credits
  description: Credits for WebSocket streams - 1 per minute open plus underlying endpoint cost.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - stream
- name: webhook_credits
  description: Credits per webhook trigger (1 credit each).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - webhook
- name: indexing_credits
  description: Credits for indexing worker hours (500 credits per worker hour).
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - worker
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track monthly credit burn per endpoint and stream against the plan allowance in the Mobula dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Issue separate API keys per workload/team and map credit consumption to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Batch reads via /market/multi-data, cache market data client-side, avoid heavy 10-credit endpoints when a 1-credit call suffices, and close idle WebSocket connections to stop per-minute credit burn.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per key/project and review credit spend monthly against the plan allowance before it forces an upgrade.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com