specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Vimeo OTT
providerId: vimeo-ott
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- OTT
- Video
- SVOD
- Streaming
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Vimeo OTT (formerly VHX) spend. The REST API at api.vhx.tv is a
  management surface bundled with a paid Vimeo OTT account and carries no separate
  per-call fee, so API cost is not the primary spend driver. Spend is driven by the
  OTT plan model. On Starter (web-only) there is no upfront platform fee - Vimeo
  takes a $1 per-subscriber monthly fee plus a 10% service fee on one-time (TVOD)
  purchases, so cost scales directly with active subscribers and transaction
  volume. Enterprise is a custom monthly or yearly commitment with volume-based
  discounts and included bandwidth (e.g. 60TB/month) and upload hours (e.g. 200/month);
  overage on bandwidth and ingest, plus payment-processing fees where Vimeo
  processes payments, are the variable components.
notes: >-
  Per-unit rates confirmed from vimeo.com/ott/pricing are $1/subscriber/month and
  10% on one-time purchases (Starter). Enterprise is custom-quoted. Third-party
  sources cite an additional payment-processing fee (about 2.5% + $0.30 per
  transaction) when Vimeo processes payment; this is not on the official pricing
  page and is flagged as unconfirmed. Reconcile with a current Vimeo quote.
sources:
- https://vimeo.com/ott
- https://vimeo.com/ott/pricing
- https://dev.vhx.tv/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: Vimeo
serviceCategory: Media and Streaming
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Vimeo OTT
  ServiceCategory: Media and Streaming
  ProviderName: Vimeo
  PublisherName: Vimeo
  InvoiceIssuerName: Vimeo
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: active_subscribers
  description: Active subscribers billed at $1 per subscriber per month on the Starter plan.
  unit: subscribers
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: transaction_fees
  description: Service fee on one-time (TVOD) purchases - 10% of each purchase on Starter.
  unit: usd
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: bandwidth
  description: Media-delivery bandwidth consumed; included up to a plan allowance (e.g. 60TB/month on Enterprise), with overage beyond it.
  unit: bytes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: upload_hours
  description: Content ingest / upload hours; included up to a plan allowance (e.g. 200 hours/month on Enterprise).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track active subscribers, transaction volume, bandwidth, and upload hours per product so spend maps to the revenue it supports.
- name: Allocation
  description: Name products and collections per title or content line so per-subscriber and transaction fees map to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: On Starter, cost scales with subscribers and transactions, so churn reduction and pricing are the levers; on Enterprise, negotiate volume discounts and right-size bandwidth and upload allowances to avoid overage.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner to each OTT service; review monthly subscriber, transaction, and bandwidth figures against the plan agreement.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com