specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Portcast
providerId: portcast
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Supply Chain
- Container Tracking
- Logistics
- Predictive ETA
- Ocean Freight
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Portcast spend. Portcast bills via a sales-led, volume-based
  subscription to its predictive visibility platform and Container Tracking API,
  metered primarily on tracked shipments / containers. Pricing is not publicly
  published; cost meters and rates below are structural and not reconciled
  against a public price list. Portcast is also transactable via AWS
  Marketplace, which can consolidate spend onto an AWS invoice.
notes: >-
  Per-shipment rates and tier thresholds are sales-negotiated; verify against
  the customer agreement (or AWS Marketplace listing) on reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.portcast.io/container-tracking-api
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-qfvxj56hpmtue
- 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: Portcast
serviceCategory: Supply Chain and Logistics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Portcast Container Tracking API
  ServiceCategory: Supply Chain and Logistics
  ProviderName: Portcast
  PublisherName: Portcast
  InvoiceIssuerName: Portcast
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: tracked_shipments
  description: Shipments / containers tracked during the billing period, the primary metered unit.
  unit: shipments
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - carrier
- name: api_requests
  description: API calls made against the tracking and detail endpoints.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - endpoint
- name: push_callbacks
  description: Webhook (Push API) deliveries sent to registered callback_url endpoints.
  unit: callbacks
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Tag API keys per workload/team; track tracked-shipment volume against the subscription commitment.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use the x-customer header / per-account flows to map spend to business units and customers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Prefer the Push API callback over polling to reduce request volume; archive bookmarks (DELETE) once shipments are delivered to free tracked-shipment capacity.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per integration; review tracked-shipment burn monthly against the negotiated plan.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com