Honeycomb · FinOps Profile

Honeycomb Io Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for the Honeycomb observability platform. Event-volume metering with included monthly allowances on Free and Pro, annual contract on Enterprise, and GB-based metering for Telemetry Pipeline.

Honeycomb Io Finops is the FinOps profile for Honeycomb 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 usage-based.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, Cost Management, FOCUS, Observability, and Telemetry.

Category: Management and Governance Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsCost ManagementFOCUSObservabilityTelemetry

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxCreditAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Honeycomb
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
PricingUnit
event
ProviderName
Honeycomb
PublisherName
Honeycomb
ServiceCategory
Management and Governance
ServiceName
Honeycomb

Meters

events_ingested
Unit: event
Total events ingested through /1/events, /1/batch, /1/kinesis_events, and OpenTelemetry exporters. Primary billing metric.
metric_data_points
Unit: data_point
Discrete metric data points ingested. Free and Pro carry included allowances; overage handled per contract.
telemetry_pipeline_gb
Unit: gigabyte
Volume processed by Honeycomb Telemetry Pipeline. Billed at $0.10/GB.
triggers_configured
Unit: trigger
Count of configured Triggers, gated by plan (Free 2, Pro 100, Enterprise 300+).
slos_configured
Unit: slo
Count of configured SLOs, gated by plan (Pro 2, Enterprise 100+).

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