specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
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/
provider: Dokploy
providerId: dokploy
publisherName: Dokploy
serviceCategory: PaaS
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
tags:
  - PaaS
  - Self-Hosted
  - Docker
  - Deployment
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps framework definition for Dokploy. Captures the dual cost model — the underlying
  infrastructure that runs a self-hosted Dokploy node (compute, storage, egress) and the Dokploy Cloud
  managed offering billed per-server. Aligned with FOCUS v1.3 for cost allocation and unit-economics
  reporting.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Make per-server, per-application, and per-environment costs visible across engineering,
      product, and finance — including the self-hosted infrastructure bill underneath Dokploy.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag every Dokploy project, application, environment, and managed database so cost can
      be charged back to the consuming team.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Continuously evaluate server sizing, database tiers, idle preview deployments, and
      backup retention to reduce cost per deployed application.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Establish per-organization budget owners and showback flows; Dokploy organizations and
      environments map naturally to FinOps allocation dimensions.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
  notes: Dokploy Cloud bills per managed server per month with a 20% annual-billing discount. Self-hosted
    Dokploy carries no license fee — cost is fully absorbed by the underlying infrastructure provider.
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Dokploy
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / PaaS
  ProviderName: Dokploy
  PublisherName: Dokploy
  InvoiceIssuerName: Dokploy
  PricingCategory: Subscription
  PricingUnit: server-month
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: managed_servers
    description: Count of Dokploy-managed servers attached to the organization (Cloud tier)
    unit: server-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tier
      - organization
      - region
  - name: deployments
    description: Count of application deployments executed
    unit: deployment
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - environment
      - application
      - server
  - name: managed_databases
    description: Count of managed database instances (Postgres, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, LibSQL)
    unit: database-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - engine
      - project
      - environment
  - name: backup_storage
    description: Storage consumed by Dokploy-managed backups in S3-compatible destinations
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - destination
      - project
      - environment
  - name: api_requests
    description: Calls to the Dokploy control-plane API
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tag
      - operation
      - api_key
apis:
  - name: Dokploy
    baseURL: https://your-dokploy-instance.com/api
    tags:
      - PaaS
      - Self-Hosted
      - Docker
      - Docker Swarm
      - Deployment
    serviceName: Dokploy
    serviceCategory: PaaS
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per Server-Month
    metric: billed_cost / managed_servers
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Deployment
    metric: billed_cost / deployments
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Deployed Application
    metric: billed_cost / active_applications
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Managed Database
    metric: billed_cost / managed_databases
    target: TBD
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com