Red Hat Enterprise Linux · FinOps Profile

Rhel Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for RHEL: per-entitlement annual subscriptions, optionally layered with cloud-marketplace consumption (AWS, Azure, GCP) for pay-as-you-go RHEL hosts. No-cost developer entitlements are excluded from billing.

Rhel Finops is the FinOps profile for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription.

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

Tagged areas include Red Hat, RHEL, Linux, Subscription, and FinOps.

Category: Operating System Subscription Pricing: Subscription Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
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Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Red Hat, Inc.
ProviderName
Red Hat
PublisherName
Red Hat, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Operating System Subscription
ServiceName
Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Meters

rhel_entitlements
Unit: entitlement
Active RHEL subscription entitlements (host, socket-pair, or virtual datacenter)
rhel_marketplace_hours
Unit: instance-hour
Pay-as-you-go RHEL hours billed via cloud marketplace (AWS, Azure, GCP)
support_incidents
Unit: incident
Premium-support incidents opened against entitled subscriptions

Sources