DataHub · FinOps Profile
Datahub Finops
FOCUS-aligned FinOps for DataHub: bifurcated billing model. DataHub Core is open source and produces no vendor invoice — cost is the underlying Kafka, Elasticsearch, and SQL infrastructure. DataHub Cloud is a managed subscription from Acryl Data sized by data scale and user count; per-unit prices are not public.
Datahub Finops is the FinOps profile for DataHub on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription + open source.
The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.
Tagged areas include Data Catalog, Data Governance, Open Source, FinOps, and FOCUS.
Category: Data Catalog
Pricing: Subscription + Open Source
Billing: Annual
FOCUS v1.3
Data CatalogData GovernanceOpen SourceFinOpsFOCUS
Framework Alignment
Charge Categories
UsagePurchaseAdjustment
FOCUS Columns
BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Acryl Data, Inc.
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
DataHub (Acryl Data)
PublisherName
Acryl Data, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Data Catalog
ServiceName
DataHub
ServiceSubcategory
Metadata Management
Meters
catalog_assets
Count of metadata entities (datasets, dashboards, ML models, etc.) cataloged in DataHub. Common scaling dimension for the Cloud SKU.
active_users
Active user count consuming DataHub UI and APIs.
ingestion_events
Metadata change events written through the emitter / CLI / Actions framework.
storage_gb
Underlying storage for the metadata graph (Elasticsearch indices, Kafka retention, SQL primary store). Self-hosted operators see this on their cloud bill; Cloud customers see it as part of the subscription.