specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Bytescale
providerId: bytescale
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- File Upload
- Storage
- Image Processing
- CDN
- Media
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Bytescale spend. Bytescale bills a monthly subscription per
  plan (Basic / Plus / Advanced) that bundles storage, download bandwidth,
  upload requests, and processing (CPU hours), with pay-as-you-go overage rates
  beyond the bundle: storage and bandwidth per GB, processing per CPU hour, and
  uploads per request. Ingress (uploads) is free except optional accelerated
  uploads. The four primary cost drivers are storage, bandwidth, processing, and
  upload requests.
notes: >-
  Plan quotas and overage rates are subject to change; verify against the
  Bytescale pricing page during reconciliation. Processing is metered as
  CPU hours (e.g. ~6,000 image optimizations or ~40 minutes of video
  conversion per CPU hour).
sources:
- https://www.bytescale.com/pricing
- https://support.bytescale.com/article/10-what-happens-if-i-exceed-the-limits
- 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: Bytescale
serviceCategory: Storage and Content Delivery
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription plus Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Bytescale
  ServiceCategory: Storage and Content Delivery
  ProviderName: Bytescale
  PublisherName: Bytescale
  InvoiceIssuerName: Bytescale
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: storage_gigabytes
  description: Total storage used at any point in time, billed per GB beyond the plan bundle (from $0.05/GB).
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: bandwidth_gigabytes
  description: Monthly download (egress) bandwidth, billed per GB beyond the plan bundle (from $0.05/GB).
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: processing_cpu_hours
  description: Media transformation processing time in CPU hours, billed per CPU hour beyond the bundle ($1.875/CPU hour).
  unit: cpu_hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: upload_requests
  description: Monthly count of files created or overwritten, billed per upload beyond the bundle ($0.0005/upload).
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: subscription_fee
  description: Flat monthly subscription fee per plan tier (Basic $7 / Plus $35 / Advanced $195).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track storage, bandwidth, processing, and upload usage against the plan bundle in the Bytescale dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use folder structure, tags, and per-key usage to map media spend to teams or workloads.
- name: Optimization
  description: Control processing cost via image compression, quality, output format, and dimensions; cache transformed variants at the edge; right-size the plan tier to bundled quotas.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review monthly storage, bandwidth, processing, and upload burn against the plan bundle to avoid overage surprises.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com