specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: ByteArk
providerId: bytark
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Video
- Streaming
- CDN
- Object Storage
- Transcoding
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of ByteArk spend. ByteArk bills usage-based rates: video
  transcoding per output minute (by resolution), CDN egress per GB on a monthly
  tiered scale, and object storage per GB per month by redundancy tier. Pricing
  is published in Thai Baht (THB) with VAT included.
notes: >-
  Rates are subject to change; verify against ByteArk's pricing pages during
  reconciliation. Currency is THB.
sources:
- https://www.byteark.com/en/blogs/4
- https://docs.byteark.com/en/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
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: ByteArk
serviceCategory: Media and Content Delivery
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: THB
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: ByteArk
  ServiceCategory: Media and Content Delivery
  ProviderName: ByteArk
  PublisherName: ByteArk
  InvoiceIssuerName: ByteArk
  BillingCurrency: THB
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: transcode_minutes
  description: Video output minutes transcoded, billed per minute by maximum output resolution.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - resolution
  - project
- name: cdn_egress_gb
  description: CDN data transfer (egress) billed per GB on a monthly tiered scale.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - region
- name: storage_gb_month
  description: Object storage billed per GB stored per month by redundancy tier.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: average
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
  - bucket
- name: live_transcode_usage
  description: Live transcode concurrency consumed against the account transcode limit.
  unit: channels
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: >-
    Use the Lighthouse analytics dashboard and ByteArk billing to inspect
    transcode minutes, CDN egress by tier, and stored GB per bucket.
- name: Allocation
  description: >-
    Organize content by project and bucket to map transcode, storage, and
    delivery cost to internal teams and titles.
- name: Optimization
  description: >-
    Cap max output resolution to the lowest acceptable tier, right-size the
    storage redundancy tier (Basic for VOD), and lean into CDN volume tiers as
    monthly egress grows to lower the effective per-GB rate.
- name: Accountability
  description: >-
    Assign owners per project; review transcode-minute burn, egress tier, and
    stored GB monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com