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Nuget Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for nuget.org: the public registry is free of charge. Commercial spend for private NuGet feeds is on Azure Artifacts (per-user) or GitHub Packages (per-org), not nuget.org itself.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a none cycle, and pricing category free / public service.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Package Management, .NET, Packages, Registry, and FinOps.

Category: Developer Tools / Package Registry Pricing: Free / Public Service Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
Package Management.NETPackagesRegistryFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
N/A (free service for public feed)
PricingCategory
Free
PricingUnit
request
ProviderName
NuGet
PublisherName
.NET Foundation / Microsoft Corporation
ServiceCategory
Developer Tools / Package Registry
ServiceName
NuGet

Meters

package_downloads
Unit: download
Total .nupkg downloads from nuget.org
package_egress_bytes
Unit: GB
Bytes egressed by .nupkg downloads
search_requests
Unit: request
Search and metadata requests
catalog_pages_processed
Unit: page
Catalog API pages consumed by mirroring/ingestion clients

Sources