specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Dyte
providerId: dyte
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Video
- Voice
- Real Time
- WebRTC
- Communications
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Dyte spend. Dyte bills on a per-participant-minute basis: every
  participant accrues minutes for the duration they are connected, with separate
  (lower) rates for audio-only versus video. A recurring monthly free allotment of
  participant minutes offsets the first slice of usage; recording and livestreaming
  are metered separately. Cost is driven by participant count multiplied by session
  duration, so concurrency and meeting length are the primary levers. Dyte is
  migrating to Cloudflare RealtimeKit, so billing may shift to Cloudflare; rates are
  not reconciled.
notes: >-
  Per-minute rates and add-on (recording/livestreaming/transcription) charges are
  not reconciled; verify against dyte.io and the Cloudflare RealtimeKit pricing page
  during reconciliation, since the product is transitioning to Cloudflare.
sources:
- https://dyte.io/
- https://sdk.dyte.in/pricing
- https://www.cloudflare.com/developer-platform/products/cloudflare-realtime/
- 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: Dyte
serviceCategory: Communications and Real-Time Media
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Dyte
  ServiceCategory: Communications and Real-Time Media
  ProviderName: Dyte
  PublisherName: Dyte
  InvoiceIssuerName: Dyte
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: video_participant_minutes
  description: Participant-minutes accrued in video sessions, billed per minute per participant.
  unit: participant_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - meeting
  - preset
- name: audio_participant_minutes
  description: Participant-minutes accrued in audio-only sessions, billed at a lower per-minute rate per participant.
  unit: participant_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - meeting
  - preset
- name: free_participant_minutes
  description: Recurring monthly free participant-minute allotment applied before usage charges.
  unit: participant_minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
- name: recording_minutes
  description: Minutes of meeting recording produced, metered separately from participant minutes.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - meeting
- name: livestream_minutes
  description: Minutes of livestreaming (RTMP/HLS) output, metered separately.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - meeting
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Pull Dyte session/usage data via the Sessions API (minutes_consumed, max concurrent participants) to attribute participant-minute burn per meeting.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag participants with custom_participant_id and presets, and map meetings to internal cost centers/workloads.
- name: Optimization
  description: Use audio-only sessions where video is not needed; cap meeting duration and concurrency; record/livestream only when required; stay within the monthly free allotment for low-volume workloads.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per organization/key; review participant-minute spend monthly against budget; plan for the Cloudflare RealtimeKit migration's pricing.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com