specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Akka
providerId: akka
publisherName: Lightbend, Inc.
serviceCategory: Application Platform
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Actor Model
  - Distributed Systems
  - Frameworks
  - Java
  - Microservices
  - Reactive
  - Scala
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Akka: per-core annual subscriptions for self-managed Akka SDK and
  Akka Libraries, per-Akka-hour metered usage for Akka Serverless, and per-region subscriptions for in-VPC
  deployments. Committed-use contracts unlock volume discounts and multi-cloud credits.'
sources:
  - https://akka.io/pricing
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use
  billingFrequency: Annual (per-core / per-region) and Monthly (Serverless)
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Akka
  ServiceCategory: Application Platform
  ProviderName: Akka
  PublisherName: Lightbend, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Lightbend, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: per_core_year
    description: Annual per-core licensing for self-managed Akka SDK and Akka Libraries
    unit: core-year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - product
      - cluster
      - environment
  - name: akka_hours
    description: Hourly compute metering for Akka Serverless
    unit: akka-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - service
      - region
      - environment
  - name: per_region_year
    description: Annual per-region subscription for Akka in Your VPC deployments
    unit: region-year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - cloud
  - name: committed_spend
    description: Committed-use spend tracked against multi-cloud credit pool
    unit: USD
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - cloud
      - product
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Akka Serverless consumption via the Akka console and per-tenant Akka-hour reports.
      Self-managed deployments correlate cost to provisioned cores via license inventories.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag Akka Serverless services and Akka in-VPC regions by team, environment, and product
      so per-core and per-Akka-hour spend can be attributed to consuming applications.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size core counts for self-managed Akka clusters; use elastic scaling on Akka Serverless;
      adopt committed-use contracts for steady-state workloads to capture volume discounts and multi-cloud
      credit flexibility.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Establish budget owners per Akka cluster or Serverless tenant; integrate Akka invoices
      into chargeback/showback workflows alongside underlying cloud spend.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com