Azure Kubernetes Service · FinOps Profile
Azure Kubernetes Service Finops
FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Kubernetes Service: free cluster management on the Free tier (no SLA), pay-per-cluster-hour on Standard / Premium for control-plane SLA, plus pay-as-you-go for the underlying VMs, disks, load balancers, and egress. Tier choice and node-pool right-sizing dominate total cost.
Azure Kubernetes Service Finops is the FinOps profile for Azure Kubernetes Service on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category pay-as-you-go + committed use.
The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.
Tagged areas include Containers, Kubernetes, FinOps, and FOCUS.
Category: Container Platform
Pricing: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use
Billing: Monthly
FOCUS v1.3
ContainersKubernetesFinOpsFOCUS
Framework Alignment
Charge Categories
UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustment
FOCUS Columns
BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
PricingCategory
Pay-As-You-Go
ProviderName
Microsoft
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
ServiceCategory
Container Platform
ServiceName
Azure Kubernetes Service
Meters
control_plane_hours
Per-cluster-hour management charge on Standard / Premium tiers
node_vm_hours
Agent node compute time
managed_disks
OS disks and persistent volumes
load_balancer
Standard Load Balancer rules and data processed
egress_bandwidth
Internet / cross-region traffic from cluster