specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: TrainingPeaks
providerId: trainingpeaks
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Fitness
- Endurance Training
- Coaching
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of TrainingPeaks spend. Two cost surfaces exist. (1) Partners API
  access has no metered API bill and no public price - it is a partner program
  with negotiated terms, so for most integrators the direct API "cost" is
  engineering and the value of the partnership rather than per-call charges.
  (2) The consumer subscriptions (athlete Premium, coach Coach Edition tiers, and
  per-athlete Premium upgrades) are the real recurring spend, and they also gate
  what data an integration can retrieve - so subscription tier is both a cost and
  a data-access lever. Because the API is not usage-metered, cost optimization
  centers on subscription mix (how many athletes need Premium) rather than call
  volume.
notes: >-
  No published usage-based API pricing to reconcile; API commercial terms are
  partner-negotiated. Consumer subscription rates should be verified on the
  TrainingPeaks pricing pages. Premium-vs-Basic status determines which
  endpoints/fields return data, so under-provisioning Premium reduces both spend
  and available data.
sources:
- https://github.com/TrainingPeaks/PartnersAPI/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions
- https://www.trainingpeaks.com/pricing/for-athletes/
- https://www.trainingpeaks.com/pricing/for-coaches/
- 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: TrainingPeaks
serviceCategory: Fitness and Endurance Training
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: TrainingPeaks
  ServiceCategory: Fitness and Endurance Training
  ProviderName: TrainingPeaks
  PublisherName: TrainingPeaks
  InvoiceIssuerName: TrainingPeaks
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: athlete_premium_subscription
  description: Athlete Premium subscription, billed monthly or annually. Unlocks premium API data.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - billingCycle
- name: coach_subscription
  description: Coach Edition (Basic or Unlimited) subscription, billed monthly.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
- name: coach_premium_athlete
  description: Per-athlete Premium upgrade purchased by a coach, with volume discounts at scale.
  unit: athletes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - athlete
- name: partner_api_access
  description: Partners API access. No metered per-call charge; commercial terms negotiated per partner.
  unit: contract
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - partner
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: >-
    Track subscription counts by type (athlete Premium, coach tiers, per-athlete
    upgrades); the API is not metered, so there is no per-call spend to attribute.
- name: Allocation
  description: >-
    Map coach per-athlete Premium upgrades to the client/team they serve so
    subscription spend aligns to who consumes the premium data.
- name: Optimization
  description: >-
    Provision Premium only for athletes whose premium data (TSS/analytics,
    details, mean-max) your integration actually needs; use webhooks and
    changed-since sync to keep engineering cost down instead of scanning.
- name: Accountability
  description: >-
    Review Premium athlete counts and coach tier against actual data usage each
    billing cycle; renegotiate partner terms as user volume grows.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com