specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Tiingo
providerId: tiingo
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Fintech
  - Market Data
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Tiingo. Subscription-based with a free non-commercial Power User plan, a small
  Commercial subscription (~$10/month), and add-on subscriptions for Fundamentals (~$50/month).
  Allocation is by API token; there is no usage-based billing beyond the rate cap.
sources:
  - https://www.tiingo.com/about/pricing
  - 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: Tiingo
serviceCategory: Fintech
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Subscription
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Tiingo Market Data API
  ServiceCategory: Fintech
  ProviderName: Tiingo
  PublisherName: Tiingo
  InvoiceIssuerName: Tiingo
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Subscription
meters:
  - name: subscription
    description: Monthly Power User or Commercial subscription per token.
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - token
  - name: fundamentals_addon
    description: Monthly Fundamentals subscription add-on.
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - token
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Tag each Tiingo token to a single owning workload.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate subscription to consuming product. Commercial use requires paid plan.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Drop Fundamentals add-on if research has moved to a different vendor.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Assign a billing owner per token; review at renewal.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com