transloadit-finops.yml

specificationVersion: "1.0"
id: transloadit-finops
name: Transloadit FinOps
description: >-
  FinOps Framework FOCUS-aligned cost management reference for Transloadit
  API usage. Covers cost allocation, unit economics, optimization levers,
  and budget controls for organizations consuming Transloadit file processing
  and media encoding services.
url: https://transloadit.com/pricing/

costModel:
  type: subscription-plus-overage
  description: >-
    Transloadit charges a flat monthly subscription fee that includes a bundled
    GB allowance (input + output combined). Processing beyond the included GB is
    billed at a per-GB overage rate. All features and Robots are included across
    every plan; cost differences relate to volume, throughput, and seat count.
  billingCycle: monthly
  currency: USD

unitEconomics:
  primaryUnit: GB
  unitDescription: >-
    One GB of usage equals the combined size of all input files uploaded plus
    all output files produced within a billing period.
  overageRates:
    - plan: Startup
      ratePerGB: 1.80
    - plan: Small Business
      ratePerGB: 1.50
    - plan: Medium Business
      ratePerGB: 1.20
    - plan: Enterprise / Custom
      ratePerGB: negotiated
  notes:
    - Some Robots apply byte-reduction discounts of up to 90%, lowering
      effective GB consumption.
    - Usage resets monthly on the billing date.

plans:
  - name: Community
    monthlyBaseCost: 0
    includedGB: 5
    overageAllowed: false
  - name: Hobbyist
    monthlyBaseCost: 9
    includedGB: 5
    overageAllowed: false
  - name: Startup
    monthlyBaseCost: 69
    includedGB: 40
    overageAllowed: true
    overageRatePerGB: 1.80
  - name: Small Business
    monthlyBaseCost: 139
    includedGB: 100
    overageAllowed: true
    overageRatePerGB: 1.50
  - name: Medium Business
    monthlyBaseCost: 349
    includedGB: 300
    overageAllowed: true
    overageRatePerGB: 1.20
  - name: Enterprise / Custom
    monthlyBaseCost: negotiated
    includedGB: negotiated
    overageAllowed: true
    overageRatePerGB: negotiated

costAllocation:
  dimensions:
    - name: Plan Tier
      description: Base subscription cost allocated by plan tier
    - name: GB Consumed
      description: Proportional allocation of included GB and overage charges
    - name: Robot Type
      description: >-
        Different Robots (video/encode, image/resize, audio/waveform, etc.)
        consume varying amounts of GB. Track per-Robot usage to identify
        high-cost workflows.
    - name: Team / Workspace
      description: >-
        Allocate costs across teams using seat counts and workspace-level
        usage metrics.
  tagging:
    recommendation: >-
      Use Transloadit Template names and Assembly metadata fields to tag
      processing jobs by project, environment (dev/staging/prod), or team for
      showback and chargeback.

optimization:
  levers:
    - name: Right-size Plan
      description: >-
        Monitor monthly GB consumption via the Billing API and right-size to
        the plan whose included GB matches average usage. Avoid persistent
        overage by upgrading rather than paying per-GB overages.
    - name: Robot Byte Reduction
      description: >-
        Certain Robots offer up to 90% byte reduction. Prefer these Robots
        where output quality permits to reduce effective GB usage.
    - name: Avoid Redundant Outputs
      description: >-
        Each output file counts toward GB usage. Minimize unnecessary encoding
        variants; generate only formats and resolutions required by end users.
    - name: Input File Optimization
      description: >-
        Compress or resize input files upstream before submitting to
        Transloadit to reduce input GB contribution.
    - name: Spending Limits
      description: >-
        Configure a monthly spending cap (available on Enterprise/Custom plans)
        to prevent runaway overage costs.
    - name: Upgrade for Lower Overage Rate
      description: >-
        If consistent overage is incurred at $1.80/GB (Startup), upgrading to
        Small Business ($1.50/GB) or Medium Business ($1.20/GB) may reduce
        total monthly cost.

budgeting:
  spendingLimits:
    available: true
    plans: [Enterprise / Custom]
    description: >-
      Monthly spending caps can be configured on custom plans to prevent
      budget overruns.
  billingAPI:
    url: https://transloadit.com/docs/api/#billing
    description: >-
      Retrieve monthly billing data programmatically via GET /bills/{month}
      to integrate into FinOps dashboards and cost reporting pipelines.
  alerts:
    recommendation: >-
      Monitor GB consumption via the Billing API and set up alerts when usage
      approaches the included GB threshold to avoid unexpected overage charges.

focusAlignment:
  billedCost: Monthly subscription fee plus any per-GB overage charges
  effectiveCost: >-
    Subscription + overage minus any Robot byte-reduction discounts or
    negotiated volume discounts
  listUnitPrice:
    - dimension: GB overage (Startup)
      price: 1.80
      currency: USD
    - dimension: GB overage (Small Business)
      price: 1.50
      currency: USD
    - dimension: GB overage (Medium Business)
      price: 1.20
      currency: USD
  resourceType: FileProcessingGB
  serviceName: Transloadit API
  providerName: Transloadit