Microsoft Exchange · FinOps Profile

Microsoft Exchange Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Microsoft Exchange Online: per-user-per-month subscription (Plan 1 / Plan 2) or bundled into Microsoft 365 Business / Enterprise plans; mailbox storage and APIs included in seat licence with no incremental per-call charge.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category tiered subscription.

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

Tagged areas include Email, Calendar, Microsoft 365, Microsoft, and FinOps.

Category: Email and Collaboration Pricing: Tiered Subscription Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
EmailCalendarMicrosoft 365MicrosoftFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Microsoft Corporation
ProviderName
Microsoft
PublisherName
Microsoft Corporation
ServiceCategory
Email and Collaboration
ServiceName
Microsoft Exchange Online

Meters

exchange_seats
Unit: seat
Exchange Online seat licences (standalone Plan 1 / Plan 2 or bundled M365 SKU)
mailbox_storage
Unit: GB
Mailbox storage in use across primary and archive
mail_api_requests
Unit: request
Microsoft Graph mail / calendar / contacts API calls (no charge; tracked for throttling)
smtp_messages
Unit: message
Outbound SMTP messages per mailbox (subject to 30 msg/min and 10K recipients/day caps)

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