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Appdynamics Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps view for AppDynamics: per-vCPU annual subscriptions across three editions (Infrastructure $6, Premium $33, Enterprise $50 per vCPU/month) with usage-priced add-ons for RUM (per 1,000 tokens) and Browser Synthetics (per test location). Allocation should track instrumented vCPUs per business unit and edition mix, with RUM token volume governed at the front-end build pipeline.

Appdynamics Finops is the FinOps profile for AppDynamics on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription + usage-based.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, APM, Observability, and Cisco.

Category: Observability / APM Pricing: Subscription + Usage-Based Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSAPMObservabilityCisco

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Cisco Systems, Inc.
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Cisco AppDynamics
PublisherName
Cisco Systems, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Observability / APM
ServiceName
AppDynamics

Meters

vcpu_months
Unit: vcpu-month
Instrumented vCPUs covered by the subscription, per month
rum_tokens
Unit: token
Real User Monitoring tokens consumed (browser + mobile)
synthetic_locations
Unit: location
Active synthetic test locations per month
secure_app_cpu_cores
Unit: cpu-core
CPU cores covered by the Secure Application add-on
events_ingest
Unit: event
Analytics events ingested into the AppDynamics Events Service

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