specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Uplisting
providerId: uplisting
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Vacation Rental
- Short-Term Rental
- Channel Manager
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Uplisting spend. Uplisting bills as a per-listing monthly SaaS
  subscription rather than as a metered API. The dominant cost driver is the
  number of active listings (properties) under management, subject to a monthly
  account minimum, plus optional per-listing add-ons (for example Protect
  automated deposits). Annual billing trades a discount for an up-front annual
  commitment. The Public and Partner API is included with a subscription and has
  no separate per-call charge, so API usage does not add a metered line item -
  cost scales with listings, not requests.
notes: >-
  Per-unit prices are approximate and not reconciled here; verify current
  per-listing rates, the account minimum, and add-on pricing at
  https://www.uplisting.io/pricing. Because the API itself is unmetered, FinOps
  attention is on listing count and add-on enablement, not call volume.
sources:
- https://www.uplisting.io/pricing
- https://support.uplisting.io/docs/uplisting-pricing
- https://support.uplisting.io/docs/api
- 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: Uplisting
serviceCategory: Property Management Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Uplisting
  ServiceCategory: Property Management Software
  ProviderName: Uplisting
  PublisherName: Uplisting
  InvoiceIssuerName: Uplisting
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: active_listings
  description: Active properties (listings) under management, billed per listing per month.
  unit: listings
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: account_minimum
  description: Monthly account minimum applied to smaller accounts (under 5 properties).
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: protect_addon
  description: Automated security-deposit add-on, billed per listing where enabled.
  unit: listings
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: api_requests
  description: Public and Partner API calls - unmetered and included in the subscription (no separate charge).
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - partner
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active listing count month over month, since that is the primary billing driver; watch which listings have paid add-ons enabled.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map listings to owners / property portfolios so the per-listing subscription maps to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Deactivate listings no longer under management to stop per-listing charges; enable add-ons only on listings that need them; evaluate annual billing for a discount once listing count is stable.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner to the Uplisting subscription; review the listing count and add-on enablement against the invoice each month.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com