Cisco Expressway · FinOps Profile

Cisco Expressway Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for Cisco Expressway. Cost is driven by Cisco Smart Licensing entitlements (Webex Suite / Collaboration Flex Plan / UCM CL) plus underlying compute for the VM appliance — not by per-API metering.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription + perpetual license.

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

Tagged areas include Collaboration, Unified Communications, Video Conferencing, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Unified Communications Pricing: Subscription + Perpetual License Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
CollaborationUnified CommunicationsVideo ConferencingFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageTaxAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Cisco Systems, Inc.
ProviderName
Cisco
PublisherName
Cisco Systems, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Unified Communications
ServiceName
Cisco Expressway

Meters

collaboration_license
Unit: license
Cisco Smart Licensing entitlements that authorize Expressway capacity (registrations, MRA users, B2B traversal).
traversal_calls
Unit: concurrent_session
Concurrent traversal calls (rich-media sessions) supported by the appliance.
mra_users
Unit: user
Registered Mobile and Remote Access users.

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