specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: AspenTech
providerId: aspentech
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: false
tags:
  - Industrial IoT
  - Process Optimization
  - Manufacturing
  - Energy
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for AspenTech — enterprise-licensed industrial software with
  APIs bundled into the platform license. There is no per-API consumption meter; cost optimization
  centers on license tier, tag/process counts, and concurrent user counts.
sources:
  - https://www.aspentech.com/
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
notes: APIs are bundled with platform licenses; no separate API billing line. Meters below proxy the
  underlying platform sizing levers.
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/
publisherName: Aspen Technology, Inc.
serviceCategory: Industrial Software / Process Optimization
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Enterprise License (Subscription)
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: AspenTech
  ServiceCategory: Industrial Software
  ServiceSubcategory: Process Optimization & Industrial IoT
  ProviderName: AspenTech
  PublisherName: Aspen Technology, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Aspen Technology, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  PricingCategory: Enterprise License
meters:
  - name: platform_license
    description: Annual aspenONE / AIoT Hub / Inmation enterprise license fee
    unit: year
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - product
      - site
  - name: tag_count
    description: Inmation tag / process variable count licensed
    unit: tag
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - site
  - name: concurrent_users
    description: Concurrent named-user or floating-user license entitlement
    unit: seat
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - product
      - site
  - name: api_calls
    description: Activity-only meter; API access is included in the platform license
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - product
      - site
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use Inmation server admin dashboards and the AspenTech license-management portal to
      surface tag-count consumption and concurrent-user peaks against entitlement.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate license cost by site / refinery / plant using AspenTech's site-keyed entitlements
      and Inmation namespaces; tag spend by business unit in the consumer's CMDB.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size tag-count entitlements annually; consolidate Inmation servers where possible;
      retire unused aspenONE seats at renewal.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Plant IT / process-control engineers own AspenTech spend; renewal cycles are typically
      annual with site-by-site review.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com