specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sinay
providerId: sinay
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Maritime
- Maritime Data
- Vessel Tracking
- CO2 Emissions
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Sinay Developers Platform spend. Sinay bills a subscription plan
  (Free / Pro / Enterprise) that carries a monthly allowance of API calls / API
  units (credits), consumed across the maritime APIs (Ports & Vessels, Metocean,
  CO2 Emission, ETA, Port Congestion). Different endpoints can consume different
  numbers of API units per call, so cost is driven by call mix as well as call
  volume. Each API reports its own consumption (consumedApiUnits, credit periods)
  which is the primary signal for cost visibility.
notes: >-
  Per-unit prices, currency, and per-endpoint credit weightings are not
  reconciled here; verify on the Sinay Developers Platform pricing page. Sinay is
  France-based, so billing currency may be EUR - confirm on reconciliation.
sources:
- https://developers.sinay.ai/
- https://help.sinay.ai/sinay-apis
- https://sinay.ai/en/getting-started-with-sinay-apis/
- 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: Sinay
serviceCategory: Maritime Data and Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sinay Developers Platform
  ServiceCategory: Maritime Data and Analytics
  ProviderName: Sinay
  PublisherName: Sinay
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sinay
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: api_units
  description: API units / credits consumed across Sinay APIs; reported per month as consumedApiUnits per product.
  unit: api_units
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api
- name: api_calls
  description: Number of API calls made against the monthly plan allowance.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api
  - endpoint
- name: congestion_credits
  description: Credits consumed by the Port Congestion API, reported via /consumption periods.
  unit: credits
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Poll each API's /usages endpoint (consumedApiUnits) and the congestion /consumption endpoints to track monthly burn per product.
- name: Allocation
  description: Issue separate API keys per workload/team so consumption maps to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Batch where possible (e.g. congestion /batch for up to 10 ports), cache stable reference lookups (ports/vessels), and pick the plan tier that matches monthly call volume to avoid overage.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per key; review monthly consumedApiUnits against the plan allowance and upgrade/downgrade tier accordingly.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com