Azure Monitor · FinOps Profile

Microsoft Azure Monitor Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Monitor: per-GB ingestion + per-GB-month retention on Log Analytics (Analytics PAYG, Basic, Archive) with optional daily Commitment Tiers, plus per-million-sample custom metrics and per-rule alert pricing.

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

It defines 8 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category pay-as-you-go + committed use.

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

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Observability, and Microsoft Azure.

Category: Observability / Monitoring Pricing: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSObservabilityMicrosoft Azure

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustmentCredit

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
ProviderName
Microsoft
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
ServiceCategory
Observability
ServiceName
Azure Monitor

Meters

analytics_logs_ingestion_gb
Unit: GB
basic_logs_ingestion_gb
Unit: GB
log_retention_gb_month
Unit: GB-month
log_archive_gb_month
Unit: GB-month
basic_logs_search_gb
Unit: GB
custom_metrics_samples
Unit: sample
alert_rules
Unit: rule-month
notification_messages
Unit: message

Sources