specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Windy
providerId: windy
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Weather
- Forecast
- Maps
- Webcams
- Visualization
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Windy API spend. Windy bills its three API products as fixed
  annual subscriptions rather than usage-based metering: Point Forecast and Map
  Forecast at 990 EUR/year each (Map Forecast adds an optional 1,000 EUR/year
  for ECMWF), and Webcams Professional at 9,990 EUR/year. Within each paid
  subscription a daily session/request quota applies (10,000/day, expandable by
  agreement). Free testing tiers carry no charge but cannot be used in
  production.
notes: >-
  Subscription prices are in EUR and subject to change; verify against the
  Windy API pricing pages during reconciliation. Because billing is
  subscription-based, cost optimization centers on right-sizing tiers and
  staying within daily quotas rather than per-call metering.
sources:
- https://api.windy.com/point-forecast/pricing
- https://api.windy.com/map-forecast/pricing
- https://api.windy.com/webcams/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: Windy
serviceCategory: Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Windy API
  ServiceCategory: Analytics
  ProviderName: Windy
  PublisherName: Windy
  InvoiceIssuerName: Windy
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: point_forecast_subscription
  description: Annual Point Forecast Professional subscription (990 EUR/year).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: map_forecast_subscription
  description: Annual Map Forecast Professional subscription (990 EUR/year, +1,000 EUR optional ECMWF).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: webcams_subscription
  description: Annual Webcams Professional subscription (9,990 EUR/year).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - product
- name: point_forecast_requests
  description: Point Forecast API requests against the daily quota.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api-key
- name: map_forecast_sessions
  description: Map Forecast library sessions against the daily quota.
  unit: sessions
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api-key
- name: webcams_requests
  description: Webcams API requests for listing and detail calls.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - api-key
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track each product's daily request/session burn against its quota in the Windy keys dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use separate service-specific keys per product and per workload/team to map subscription cost to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size to the testing tier during development, only purchasing Professional for production; skip the ECMWF add-on unless required; consolidate webcam fetches to respect token TTLs.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review annual renewals and daily quota headroom before agreeing to expanded limits.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com