specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Monta
providerId: monta
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- EV Charging
- Electric Vehicles
- Charge Points
- Energy
- Mobility
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Monta spend. Monta is an EV-charging software platform whose
  commercial costs are split between platform/API access (sales-led, not
  publicly priced) and the underlying energy and charging activity (per-kWh
  energy cost, plus operator, roaming, and platform fees per charging
  session). API consumers pay negotiated platform fees rather than per-call
  metered API pricing. Specific rates are not public and are not reconciled in
  this artifact.
notes: >-
  Monta does not publish API or platform pricing; reconcile against a signed
  commercial agreement. Energy and session economics depend on charge point
  operator tariffs, local electricity prices, and roaming agreements.
sources:
- https://monta.com/en/features/public-api/
- https://monta.com/en/features/api/
- https://docs.public-api.monta.com/
- 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: Monta
serviceCategory: EV Charging and Energy
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
meters:
- name: charging_sessions
  description: Charging sessions (charges) started and completed via the platform and API.
  unit: sessions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - team
  - charge_point
- name: energy_kwh
  description: Energy delivered through charge points, billed per kWh including operator and roaming fees.
  unit: kwh
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - team
  - charge_point
- name: wallet_transactions
  description: Wallet transactions (top-ups, charges, payouts) recorded against accounts.
  unit: transactions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - team
  - wallet
- name: platform_fee
  description: Negotiated platform / API access fee (sales-led, not publicly priced).
  unit: contract
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - team
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull wallet transactions and per-charge kWh consumption via the API to attribute energy spend.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag charge points and charges by team / site to map costs to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use price groups, availability schedules, and smart-charging (solar / off-peak energy prices) to reduce per-session energy cost.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per team / site; review session and energy spend against budget and operator tariffs.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com