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Linkerd Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Linkerd: open-source service mesh with no per-call cost. Direct spend lives only with Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd subscriptions (Basic / Premium / Strategic) when used. Indirect cost is the cluster compute / memory / network consumed by the Linkerd proxy sidecars and control plane — surfaced via your Kubernetes cost tooling (Kubecost, OpenCost, cloud provider cost APIs), not via Linkerd or Buoyant.

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category open source + subscription support.

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

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

Category: Service Mesh / Kubernetes Infrastructure Pricing: Open Source + Subscription Support Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSService MeshKubernetesOpen Source

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseAdjustmentCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Buoyant, Inc.
ProviderName
Linkerd / Buoyant
PublisherName
Buoyant, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Service Mesh
ServiceName
Linkerd

Meters

bel_subscription
Unit: contract
proxy_cpu
Unit: vCPU-hour
proxy_memory
Unit: GiB-hour
control_plane_cpu
Unit: vCPU-hour
mesh_egress
Unit: GB

Sources