specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Prove
providerId: prove
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Identity Verification
- Authentication
- Phone Intelligence
- KYC
- Fraud Prevention
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Prove spend. Prove bills under a sales-led contract rather than
  a public rate card, so spend is driven by metered identity-verification and
  authentication transactions (Pre-Fill verifications, Trust Score / Unify
  authentications, Auth events, and Identity Manager records). Because rates are
  negotiated, cost allocation depends on tagging client request IDs and customer
  IDs per workload. Specific unit rates are not reconciled in this artifact.
notes: >-
  Obtain the contracted unit rates and metering definitions from Prove and map
  them to the meters below during reconciliation. Distinguish billable
  successful verifications from non-billable failed or sandbox calls.
sources:
- https://www.prove.com
- https://developer.prove.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: Prove
serviceCategory: Identity and Security
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Prove API
  ServiceCategory: Identity and Security
  ProviderName: Prove
  PublisherName: Prove
  InvoiceIssuerName: Prove
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Contract-Based
meters:
- name: prefill_verifications
  description: Pre-Fill verification flows completed (start/validate/challenge/complete), typically billed per successful verification.
  unit: verifications
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - clientCustomerId
  - clientRequestId
- name: trust_score_authentications
  description: Unify / Trust Score authentications, billed per authentication or per recognized session.
  unit: authentications
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - clientCustomerId
- name: auth_events
  description: Prove Auth phone authentication events (start/continue/finish).
  unit: authentications
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - clientCustomerId
- name: identity_records
  description: Identities enrolled and maintained in the Identity Manager.
  unit: identities
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - clientCustomerId
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Tag every request with clientRequestId and clientCustomerId to attribute spend per workload and customer.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map Pre-Fill, Trust Score, Auth, and Identity meters to internal cost centers and product lines.
- name: Optimization
  description: Avoid redundant verifications by reusing enrolled identities and passive Unify recognition before initiating a fresh Pre-Fill flow.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review monthly billable-transaction counts against the contracted commitment and forecast.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com