specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Sportmonks
providerId: sportmonks
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Football
  - Sports Data
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps mapping for Sportmonks. Unlike most sports-data peers, Sportmonks publishes a self-serve
  per-league subscription model in EUR. Cost is a function of which leagues a customer selects, not raw API call volume. Enterprise
  customers move to a contracted annual fee covering all leagues with historical depth.
sources:
  - https://www.sportmonks.com/football-api/
  - https://docs.sportmonks.com/football
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: Sportmonks BV
serviceCategory: Sports Data Subscription
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription Per-League
  billingFrequency: Monthly or Annual
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Sportmonks Football API
  ServiceCategory: Sports Data
  ProviderName: Sportmonks
  PublisherName: Sportmonks BV
  InvoiceIssuerName: Sportmonks BV
  BillingCurrency: EUR
meters:
  - name: subscription_fee
    description: Recurring fee for the chosen Sportmonks Football plan (Starter / Growth / Pro / Enterprise).
    unit: subscription
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan_name
      - billing_period
      - league_count
  - name: enterprise_data_license
    description: Contracted Enterprise license fee covering all leagues and historical depth.
    unit: contract
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - contract_id
      - historical_depth
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility is provided through the customer portal at my.sportmonks.com — invoices, plan status, and league
      selection are all self-serve. The status page exposes platform health, not per-customer cost.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Costs are allocated against whichever product or business unit owns the API token. Multiple tokens can be
      issued under one account for chargeback by product.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization happens at the league-selection step — picking the right leagues for the product rather than
      tuning request patterns. Per-entity rate limits already protect against runaway polling.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Owned by the product owner or developer lead who picks the league set and renews the plan.
notes: Per-league pricing makes Sportmonks unusually predictable for regional or niche products; teams targeting a single national
  league can stay on Starter indefinitely.
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    email: info@apievangelist.com