name: Elastic API FinOps
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Elastic
providerId: elastic
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Search and Observability
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Elastic.
sources:
  - https://www.elastic.co/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: Elastic
serviceCategory: Search and Observability
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Resource-Based + Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Elastic
  ServiceCategory: Search and Observability
  ProviderName: Elastic
  PublisherName: Elastic
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: data_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - deployment
      - data_tier
  - name: cpu_hours
    unit: hour
    aggregation: sum
  - name: vcu_hours
    unit: VCU-hour
    aggregation: sum
  - name: ingest_volume
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
  - name: data_transfer
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Elastic consumption monthly.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag usage to teams/cost centers.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size; reclaim unused entitlements.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Set spend alerts; quarterly review.