Envoy · FinOps Profile

Envoy Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps view for Envoy. The Envoy software is free (Apache 2.0), so there is no SaaS-style invoice from the project. Cost shows up on the operator's cloud bill — compute, networking, egress, and observability — and on any third-party vendor invoices (Tetrate, Solo.io, cloud-provider managed mesh) chosen for support or managed deployment.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD (operator’s cloud bill, if any), on a n/a (project is free) cycle, and pricing category open source (infra pass-through).

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

Tagged areas include Cloud Native, Proxy, Service Mesh, Open Source, and FinOps.

Category: Open-Source Networking / Service Mesh Pricing: Open Source (Infra Pass-Through) Billing: N/A (project is free) FOCUS v1.3
Cloud NativeProxyService MeshOpen SourceFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Operator's cloud / vendor (project itself does not invoice)
ProviderName
Envoy (CNCF)
PublisherName
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
ServiceCategory
Open-Source Networking / Service Mesh
ServiceName
Envoy

Meters

compute_hours
Unit: instance-hour
Compute consumed by Envoy proxies and the Envoy Gateway/AI Gateway control plane on the operator's cloud.
network_egress
Unit: GB
Egress traffic mediated by Envoy that the underlying cloud bills the operator.
vendor_support_subscription
Unit: month
Optional third-party support / managed-service subscription fees.

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