specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Spire Maritime
providerId: spire-maritime
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Vessel Tracking
- AIS
- Maritime
- Satellite AIS
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Spire Maritime spend. Spire Maritime is sold via enterprise /
  contact-sales agreements, not public usage-based rates, so cost is driven by
  the licensed data products (vessels, messages, port events, predicted ETA,
  historical extracts), the coverage (satellite + terrestrial AIS), the delivery
  channels used (GraphQL API and/or the raw TCP AIS stream), and the contracted
  request/throughput scope - typically a committed annual subscription rather
  than metered per-call billing. No public per-unit prices are asserted here.
notes: >-
  No published rate card; all figures are contract-specific. Following Spire
  Maritime's acquisition by Kpler, invoicing and commercial terms are handled
  through Kpler. Reconcile against an actual Spire/Kpler agreement.
sources:
- https://spire.com/maritime/
- https://documentation.spire.com/maritime-2-0/
- 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: Spire Global
serviceCategory: Data and Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Spire Maritime
  ServiceCategory: Data and Analytics
  ProviderName: Spire Global
  PublisherName: Spire Global
  InvoiceIssuerName: Spire Global
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: data_subscription
  description: Committed annual license to Spire Maritime data products (contract-defined scope). No public per-unit rate.
  unit: contract
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: graphql_requests
  description: Maritime 2.0 GraphQL requests (quota ~60 req/min per token); usage governed by agreement, not public per-call price.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - token
- name: stream_throughput
  description: Real-time AIS messages delivered over the raw TCP stream; scoped by licensed coverage/throughput.
  unit: messages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: historical_extracts
  description: Custom historical AIS / events data extracts delivered as datasets.
  unit: datasets
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track which data products, coverage, and delivery channels are licensed; monitor GraphQL request volume via extensions.requestQuota.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map each Spire token / stream to a workload or team so the annual subscription cost allocates to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Query only required GraphQL fields to cut payload; scope AOI/time filters tightly; prefer the TCP stream for continuous needs and the GraphQL API for targeted lookups rather than duplicating both.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner for the Spire/Kpler agreement; review licensed scope vs. actual usage before each renewal.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com