OpenStack · FinOps Profile

Openstack Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps framing for self-hosted OpenStack: no upstream license fee; cost is driven by underlying hardware, power/cooling, and operator labor. Internal chargeback typically uses Ceilometer/Gnocchi metrics to bill tenants per-vCPU-hour, per-GB-month, and per-network-egress.

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

It defines 6 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly (operator-defined) cycle, and pricing category self-hosted open source (operator chargeback).

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

Tagged areas include Cloud Platform, Infrastructure as a Service, Open Source, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Infrastructure / IaaS Pricing: Self-Hosted Open Source (operator chargeback) Billing: Monthly (operator-defined) FOCUS v1.3
Cloud PlatformInfrastructure as a ServiceOpen SourceFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
N/A (operator chargeback)
ProviderName
OpenStack (operator-deployed)
PublisherName
Open Infrastructure Foundation
ServiceCategory
Infrastructure / IaaS
ServiceName
OpenStack

Meters

vcpu_hours
Unit: vCPU-hour
memory_gb_hours
Unit: GB-hour
block_storage
Unit: GB-month
object_storage
Unit: GB-month
network_egress
Unit: GB
floating_ip_hours
Unit: IP-hour

Sources