---
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Cronitor
providerId: cronitor
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Cronitor.
sources:
  - https://cronitor.io/pricing
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: Cronitor
serviceCategory: Developer Tools
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Cronitor
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools
  ProviderName: Cronitor
  PublisherName: Cronitor
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: Monitors
    unit: monitor/month
    aggregation: max
  - name: Dashboard Users
    unit: user/month
    aggregation: max
  - name: Synthetic Browser Checks
    unit: checks/month
    aggregation: sum
  - name: Real User Monitoring Events
    unit: events/month
    aggregation: sum
  - name: Status Page Subscribers
    unit: subscribers/month
    aggregation: max
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Cronitor consumption monthly by monitor count, user seats, and add-on usage.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size monitor counts; remove unused monitors and review check frequency to avoid over-provisioning.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Assign monitor ownership to teams and map costs to engineering cost centers.