specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
provider: PostGrid
providerId: postgrid
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'

billingModel: hybrid
description: >-
  PostGrid uses a hybrid billing model combining per-piece usage billing (for
  the Print & Mail API) and subscription-plus-overage billing (for Address
  Verification APIs). Costs are composed of a platform/API access fee,
  per-piece production and postage fees, and per-lookup verification fees.
  Annual subscriptions provide a 10% discount. Enterprise accounts negotiate
  custom rates.

focusColumns:
  - ChargeCategory
  - ServiceName
  - ServiceSubcategory
  - ResourceType
  - UsageQuantity
  - UsageUnit
  - ListUnitPrice
  - BilledCurrency
  - BillingPeriod

meters:

  - name: PrintMailPiece
    description: Per-piece charge for printing and mailing a letter, postcard, check, or self-mailer
    unit: piece
    serviceCategory: Print & Mail
    dimensions:
      - mailType
      - mailClass
      - colorOption
      - country
    samplePrices:
      - dimension: B&W Letter, First Class, USA
        price: 1.019
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Color Letter, First Class, USA
        price: 1.179
        currency: USD
      - dimension: 4x6 Postcard, First Class, USA
        price: 0.862
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Check, USA
        price: 1.10
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Certified Mail, USA
        price: 6.69
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Express Delivery, USA
        price: 17.00
        currency: USD

  - name: AddressVerificationLookup
    description: Per-lookup charge for US & Canada address verification
    unit: lookup
    serviceCategory: Address Verification
    dimensions:
      - verificationScope
      - volumeTier
    samplePrices:
      - dimension: US & CA, 100–10k verifications (PAYG)
        price: 0.05
        currency: USD
      - dimension: US & CA, 10k–100k verifications (PAYG)
        price: 0.03
        currency: USD
      - dimension: US & CA, Essential plan overage
        price: 0.02
        currency: USD
      - dimension: US & CA, Business plan overage
        price: 0.01
        currency: USD
      - dimension: US & CA, Growth plan overage
        price: 0.005
        currency: USD

  - name: InternationalAddressVerificationLookup
    description: Per-lookup charge for international (245+ countries) address verification
    unit: lookup
    serviceCategory: Address Verification
    dimensions:
      - verificationScope
      - volumeTier
    samplePrices:
      - dimension: International, PAYG
        price: 0.06
        currency: USD
      - dimension: International, Essential plan overage
        price: 0.02
        currency: USD
      - dimension: International, Business plan overage
        price: 0.01
        currency: USD
      - dimension: International, Growth plan overage
        price: 0.005
        currency: USD

  - name: BulkVerificationLookup
    description: Per-lookup charge for bulk address verification batch jobs
    unit: lookup
    serviceCategory: Address Verification
    dimensions:
      - volumeTier
    samplePrices:
      - dimension: Essential plan overage
        price: 0.07
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Business plan overage
        price: 0.06
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Growth plan overage
        price: 0.05
        currency: USD

  - name: PlatformSubscriptionFee
    description: Fixed monthly subscription fee for address verification plan tiers
    unit: month
    serviceCategory: Address Verification
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - billingCycle
    samplePrices:
      - dimension: US & CA Essential, monthly
        price: 18.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: US & CA Business, monthly
        price: 40.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: US & CA Growth, monthly
        price: 200.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: International Essential, monthly
        price: 20.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: International Business, monthly
        price: 45.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: International Growth, monthly
        price: 225.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Bulk Essential, monthly
        price: 70.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Bulk Business, monthly
        price: 300.00
        currency: USD
      - dimension: Bulk Growth, monthly
        price: 550.00
        currency: USD

principles:

  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      PostGrid provides per-piece and per-lookup cost transparency through
      published pricing pages and a dashboard. Both test and live API key
      environments are tracked separately, enabling cost attribution by
      environment. Annual savings of 10% are surfaced at plan selection.

  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Cost optimization strategies include: using annual billing for a 10%
      discount on address verification subscriptions; using batch verification
      endpoints to maximize throughput and reduce per-lookup cost at scale;
      selecting higher-volume subscription tiers when overage charges would
      exceed the tier upgrade cost; and negotiating enterprise custom rates
      for predictable high-volume print mail operations.