specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Wyzant
providerId: wyzant
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Tutoring
- Marketplace
- Affiliate
- Partner API
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Wyzant. Wyzant is a two-sided tutoring marketplace rather than
  a metered API vendor, so "spend" depends on which side you are on. For a
  student/consumer, cost is per lesson - the tutor's hourly rate times lesson
  length, plus a Wyzant service fee (a percentage of lesson cost). For a
  partner/affiliate, the Search API and Data Feed carry no usage fee; instead
  the relationship is revenue-positive - the partner earns a bounty per
  qualified student lead referred to Wyzant. There is no per-call or
  per-record API billing to manage on either side, so traditional cloud-style
  FinOps metering does not apply; the figures to track are lesson spend
  (students) and lead revenue (partners).
notes: >-
  No usage-metered API invoice exists. Track consumer lesson spend and the
  service-fee percentage on the student side, and per-lead bounty revenue on the
  partner side. Verify the current service fee and bounty amounts with Wyzant
  during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.wyzant.com
- https://support.wyzant.com/hc/en-us/articles/208598116-What-is-the-service-fee
- https://support.wyzant.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005857506-Affiliate-platform-FAQs
- 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: Wyzant
serviceCategory: Education and Tutoring Marketplace
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Marketplace
  billingFrequency: PerLesson
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Wyzant Tutoring
  ServiceCategory: Education and Tutoring Marketplace
  ProviderName: Wyzant
  PublisherName: Wyzant
  InvoiceIssuerName: Wyzant
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Marketplace
meters:
- name: lesson_hours
  description: Tutor hours booked, billed at each tutor's hourly rate (student side).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - student
  - tutor
  - subject
- name: service_fee
  description: Wyzant service fee charged as a percentage of lesson cost (student side).
  unit: usd
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - student
  - lesson
- name: qualified_leads
  description: Qualified student leads referred by a partner, each earning a bounty (partner side).
  unit: leads
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - partner
  - channel
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Students track lesson hours and service fees per tutor/subject; partners track qualified leads per channel.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use partner ChannelName labels to attribute leads (and bounty revenue) to specific placements or campaigns.
- name: Optimization
  description: Students optimize by using the Good Fit Guarantee first hour and comparing tutor rates; partners optimize placements toward the highest-converting subjects/locations.
- name: Accountability
  description: Reconcile monthly - lesson spend for students, and bounty payouts (processed on the 15th for the prior month) for partners.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com