Azure Log Analytics · FinOps Profile
Azure Log Analytics Finops
FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Log Analytics: per-GB ingest is the dominant meter, with daily-commit tiers, table-tier optimization (Analytics vs Basic vs Auxiliary), retention beyond 31 days, and search/restore from archive as additional billable lines. Ingest tier and table choice are the primary cost levers.
Azure Log Analytics Finops is the FinOps profile for Azure Log Analytics on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 6 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 Observability, Logs, Monitoring, FinOps, and FOCUS.
Category: Observability
Pricing: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use
Billing: Monthly
FOCUS v1.3
ObservabilityLogsMonitoringFinOpsFOCUS
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
Observability
ServiceName
Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Meters
analytics_logs_ingest
Standard Analytics-tier table ingest
basic_logs_ingest
Basic-tier ingest (cheaper, query-restricted)
auxiliary_logs_ingest
Auxiliary-tier ingest (cheapest, archival-only)
interactive_retention
Per-GB-month for retention beyond the included 31 days
long_term_archive
Long-term archive storage up to 12 years
search_scan
Per-GB scanned by Basic/Auxiliary search and archive restore