Argo CD · FinOps Profile

Argocd Finops

Argo CD is open-source software (Apache License 2.0). There is no commercial billing surface published by the Argo CD project itself — there are no invoices, no metered usage charges, and no subscription fees attributable to Argo CD. Operating costs flow entirely through the operator's own infrastructure providers (Kubernetes cluster compute, storage, networking, monitoring, and ingress). Commercial managed offerings exist (e.g., Akuity Platform, Codefresh/Octopus Deploy, Kubernetes distribution vendors) and have their own billing surfaces that should be profiled against the third-party vendor — not Argo CD.

Argocd Finops is the FinOps profile for Argo CD on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

billed in Not Applicable, on a not applicable cycle, and pricing category open source — no commercial billing surface.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include DevOps, GitOps, Kubernetes, CNCF, and Open Source.

Category: DevOps / GitOps Pricing: Open Source — No Commercial Billing Surface Billing: Not Applicable FOCUS v1.3
DevOpsGitOpsKubernetesCNCFOpen SourceFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
Not Applicable
ChargeCategory
Not Applicable
InvoiceIssuerName
Not Applicable
ProviderName
Argo CD (CNCF)
PublisherName
Argo CD (CNCF)
ServiceCategory
DevOps
ServiceName
Argo CD

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