specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Mockaroo
providerId: mockaroo
created: '2026-05-30'
modified: '2026-05-30'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Test Data
  - Mock Data
  - Developer Tools
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Mockaroo: annual tiered subscription with per-key
  daily record and request quotas, plus a flat-fee Enterprise self-hosted
  deployment.
sources:
  - https://www.mockaroo.com/pricing
  - https://www.mockaroo.com/plans
  - https://www.mockaroo.com/docs

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: Mockaroo, LLC
serviceCategory: Developer Tools

billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase

focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Mockaroo
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools
  ServiceSubcategory: Test Data Generation
  ProviderName: Mockaroo
  PublisherName: Mockaroo, LLC
  InvoiceIssuerName: Mockaroo, LLC
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase

meters:
  - name: plan_subscription
    unit: year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan_tier
    notes: >-
      Annual subscription fee per account; tier-priced ($0 Free / $60 Silver /
      $500 Gold / $7,500 Enterprise).

  - name: api_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - endpoint
      - format
    notes: >-
      Daily count of REST API requests against /api/generate.* and other
      endpoints. Counted against the plan's daily request quota (Free) or
      record quota (Silver, Gold, Enterprise).

  - name: records_generated
    unit: record
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - format
      - schema
    notes: >-
      Daily total of generated records. Drives quota enforcement on Silver,
      Gold, and Enterprise plans.

  - name: background_jobs
    unit: job
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - api_key
      - status
    notes: >-
      Number of asynchronous background generation jobs initiated and tracked
      via /api/downloads/{id}.

  - name: enterprise_seats
    unit: seat
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - organization
    notes: >-
      Active users on an Enterprise self-hosted Docker deployment; not
      individually metered but observable for internal allocation.

principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      View per-account usage and remaining quota in the My Account dashboard
      at mockaroo.com. The mockaroo-node SDK surfaces quota exhaustion via
      UsageLimitExceededError, which downstream systems can log to attribute
      consumption per service. Enterprise Docker deployments expose container
      logs and request metrics for self-hosted observability.

  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Tag spend by issuing distinct API keys (one per environment, team, or
      product) and attributing the daily quota consumption back to the owning
      team. For Enterprise Docker, allocate compute and license cost across
      teams using internal cost-center mapping on the host infrastructure.

  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Right-size the plan against historical records-per-day usage rather than
      peak; downgrade Gold → Silver when daily generation consistently fits
      under 1M records. Use saved schemas and background jobs (background=true)
      instead of repeated synchronous calls — this both stays inside the
      synchronous-cap on Free and avoids burst patterns that exhaust daily
      quota mid-month. For Enterprise, fix the annual flat fee and absorb
      additional internal demand without per-record cost.

  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Plan renewal is annual and per-account, so a single owner (typically the
      engineering productivity or QA team lead) owns the Mockaroo line in the
      vendor budget. Renewal-window reviews should compare prior-year peak
      daily generation to the plan ceiling and confirm the right tier going
      into the next term.