Istio · FinOps Profile

Istio Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Istio: open-source software with no license fee. Cost is dominated by the Kubernetes / cloud infrastructure required to run the control plane, sidecars (Envoy proxies), and supporting observability backends, plus optional commercial-distribution subscriptions.

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a n/a cycle, and pricing category open source (no fee) + optional subscription.

The profile maps 6 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Service Mesh, Open Source, and Kubernetes.

Category: Service Mesh / Networking Pricing: Open Source (no fee) + Optional Subscription Billing: N/A FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSService MeshOpen SourceKubernetes

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
N/A (open source)
ProviderName
Istio (CNCF)
PublisherName
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
ServiceCategory
Service Mesh
ServiceName
Istio

Meters

control_plane_compute
Unit: instance-hour
sidecar_proxy_compute
Unit: instance-hour
mesh_traffic
Unit: GB
telemetry_storage
Unit: GB-month
commercial_subscription
Unit: month

Sources