Azure Key Vault · FinOps Profile

Azure Key Vault Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Key Vault: per-10K-transaction usage metering for secrets, software keys, HSM-protected keys, and certificates, plus partition-hour billing for Managed HSM. Charges flow into the standard Azure invoice.

Azure Key Vault Finops is the FinOps profile for Azure Key Vault on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 7 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category pay-as-you-go.

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

Tagged areas include Security, Secrets Management, HSM, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Security Pricing: Pay-As-You-Go Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
SecuritySecrets ManagementHSMFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsageTaxAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
PricingCategory
Pay-As-You-Go
ProviderName
Microsoft
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
ServiceCategory
Security
ServiceName
Azure Key Vault

Meters

secret_operations
Unit: operation
Get/set/list secret operations
software_key_operations
Unit: operation
Software-protected key crypto operations
hsm_key_operations
Unit: operation
HSM-protected key crypto operations (Premium / Managed HSM)
hsm_key_storage
Unit: key-month
HSM-protected keys stored in Premium vault per month
certificate_operations
Unit: operation
Certificate create / get / renew operations
certificate_renewals
Unit: renewal
Auto-renew issuances; metered separately from create
managed_hsm_partition_hours
Unit: partition-hour
Single-tenant Managed HSM partition active hours

Sources