Vendr · Schema

Vendr Pricing Response

Schema for the Vendr OpenPrice API pricing estimate response, including price ranges, confidence scores, and negotiation insights derived from 200,000+ real software contracts.

PricingProcurementSaaSSoftware Spend ManagementNegotiation

Properties

Name Type Description
productId string Unique product identifier from the Vendr catalog
productName string Human-readable product name
priceRange object Statistical price range derived from comparable contracts
unitPrice object Per-unit pricing breakdown
confidence number Confidence score (0-1) based on number of comparable contracts available
sampleSize integer Number of real contracts used to generate this estimate
negotiationInsights object Actionable negotiation guidance based on historical deal data
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JSON Schema

vendr-pricing-response-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/vendr/main/json-schema/vendr-pricing-response-schema.json",
  "title": "Vendr Pricing Response",
  "description": "Schema for the Vendr OpenPrice API pricing estimate response, including price ranges, confidence scores, and negotiation insights derived from 200,000+ real software contracts.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "productId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique product identifier from the Vendr catalog"
    },
    "productName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable product name"
    },
    "priceRange": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Statistical price range derived from comparable contracts",
      "properties": {
        "p25": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "25th percentile total contract value (low end)"
        },
        "median": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Median total contract value"
        },
        "p75": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "75th percentile total contract value (high end)"
        },
        "currency": {
          "type": "string",
          "default": "USD",
          "description": "ISO 4217 currency code"
        }
      },
      "required": ["p25", "median", "p75"]
    },
    "unitPrice": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Per-unit pricing breakdown",
      "properties": {
        "amount": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Unit price amount"
        },
        "unit": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pricing unit (e.g., per-seat/year)"
        },
        "currency": {
          "type": "string",
          "default": "USD"
        }
      }
    },
    "confidence": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 1,
      "description": "Confidence score (0-1) based on number of comparable contracts available"
    },
    "sampleSize": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Number of real contracts used to generate this estimate"
    },
    "negotiationInsights": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Actionable negotiation guidance based on historical deal data",
      "properties": {
        "discountPotential": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Typical achievable discount percentage"
        },
        "leverageTiming": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Optimal timing to negotiate for best pricing"
        },
        "tips": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Actionable negotiation recommendations"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["productId", "productName", "priceRange", "confidence", "sampleSize"]
}