specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Depot
providerId: depot-dev
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Container Builds
- Docker
- BuildKit
- Remote Cache
- CI/CD
- GitHub Actions
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Depot spend. Depot bills a fixed monthly subscription
  (Developer / Startup) or custom Business contract, plus usage-based overage
  for Docker build minutes ($0.04/min), GitHub Actions runner minutes (from
  $0.004/min, scaling with vCPU size), Depot CI ($0.00005/sec/vCPU), agent
  sandboxes ($0.01/min), and cache storage ($0.20/GB/month). Build and runner
  time is tracked per second with no one-minute minimum; cache storage is the
  average used over the month, sampled hourly.
notes: >-
  Overage rates and bundled allotments are subject to change; verify against
  the Depot pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://depot.dev/pricing
- https://depot.dev/docs/github-actions/overview
- https://depot.dev/docs/cache/overview
- 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: Depot
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and CI/CD
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription plus Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Depot
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools and CI/CD
  ProviderName: Depot
  PublisherName: Depot
  InvoiceIssuerName: Depot
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: subscription
  description: Fixed monthly plan fee (Developer $20, Startup $200, Business custom).
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - plan
- name: docker_build_minutes
  description: Docker build minutes consumed, tracked per second, billed per minute beyond plan allotment.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - project
- name: github_actions_minutes
  description: GitHub Actions runner minutes, tracked per second, billed per minute by runner vCPU size beyond plan allotment.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - runner_label
- name: depot_ci_vcpu_seconds
  description: Depot CI compute billed per second per vCPU.
  unit: vcpu_seconds
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - project
- name: sandbox_minutes
  description: Agent sandbox runtime billed per minute.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - project
- name: cache_storage_gb_month
  description: Average cache storage used over the month, sampled hourly, billed per GB-month beyond plan allotment.
  unit: storage_gb
  aggregation: average
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - project
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Use Depot's per-project and per-build analytics to inspect build minutes, runner spend, and cache size by project and runner label.
- name: Allocation
  description: Use per-project tokens and projects as cost boundaries; map projects/runner labels to internal teams and cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Lean on persistent BuildKit cache and Depot Cache to cut build minutes; right-size GitHub Actions runner vCPU; reset stale project cache to control storage; exploit per-second billing for short jobs.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per project; review monthly minutes, runner spend, and cache storage against plan allotments and budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com