specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Numeral
providerId: numeral
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Sales Tax
- Tax Compliance
- Ecommerce
- SaaS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Numeral spend. Numeral bills per compliance event rather than per
  API call: $75 per filing and $150 per state registration on the Standard plan,
  with a free Monitoring tier and custom revenue-based Pro pricing that unlocks API
  access. Cost scales with the number of states, filing frequency, and
  registrations rather than request volume.
notes: >-
  API-access pricing on the Pro tier is custom and sales-quoted; figures here are
  the publicly listed Standard per-event rates and are subject to change. Verify
  against the Numeral pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.numeral.com/pricing
- https://www.numeral.com/product/api
- 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: Numeral
serviceCategory: Tax and Compliance
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Numeral Sales Tax Compliance
  ServiceCategory: Tax and Compliance
  ProviderName: Numeral
  PublisherName: Numeral
  InvoiceIssuerName: Numeral
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: filings
  description: Sales-tax returns filed and remitted, billed per filing ($75 on Standard).
  unit: filings
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - state
- name: registrations
  description: State sales-tax registrations, billed per registration ($150 on Standard).
  unit: registrations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - state
- name: api_calculations
  description: Tax calculation API calls. Included with Pro API access; not separately metered in public pricing.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track filings and registrations per state from the Numeral dashboard; map to entities/markets.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute filing and registration spend to the states and channels that create nexus.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use nexus monitoring to register only where economically required; consolidate filings; deregister where exposure has ended.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the compliance footprint and review per-state filing cost against revenue each period.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com