specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: PDFEndpoint
providerId: pdfendpoint
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
- PDF
- HTML to PDF
- Conversion
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of PDFEndpoint spend. PDFEndpoint bills per successful PDF
  conversion against a monthly plan allowance, with additional conversions
  beyond the included quota billed at a fixed per-conversion overage rate.
  Sandbox conversions are watermarked and not billed, and failed conversions
  are not charged. Cost is therefore driven by the count of successful,
  non-sandbox conversions.
notes: >-
  Per-conversion overage rate and included monthly counts are subject to
  change; verify against https://pdfendpoint.com/pricing during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://pdfendpoint.com/pricing
- https://pdfendpoint.com/docs
- 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: PDFEndpoint
serviceCategory: Document Generation
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: PDFEndpoint
  ServiceCategory: Document Generation
  ProviderName: PDFEndpoint
  PublisherName: PDFEndpoint
  InvoiceIssuerName: PDFEndpoint
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: conversions
  description: Successful, non-sandbox PDF conversions counted against the monthly plan allowance.
  unit: conversions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api
- name: overage_conversions
  description: Conversions beyond the included monthly quota, billed at a fixed per-conversion rate.
  unit: conversions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: sandbox_conversions
  description: Watermarked sandbox conversions, which are not billed and do not consume the monthly quota.
  unit: conversions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track monthly usage via the GET /usage endpoint and the X-Monthly-Limit / X-Monthly-Used response headers.
- name: Allocation
  description: Issue separate API keys per workload or team to attribute conversion spend to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use sandbox mode for development to avoid billed conversions; right-size the monthly plan to expected volume to minimize per-conversion overage.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review successful-conversion counts monthly against the plan allowance and overage budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com