specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
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: Google Identity Platform
providerId: google-identity-platform
publisherName: Google LLC
serviceCategory: Identity
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: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Identity
  - Authentication
  - Google Cloud
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Google Identity Platform: per-MAU usage charges plus per-SMS phone
  authentication, billed through the Google Cloud invoice with full Cloud Billing integration.'
sources:
  - https://cloud.google.com/identity-platform/pricing
  - https://firebase.google.com/pricing
  - https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Google Identity Platform
  ServiceCategory: Identity
  ProviderName: Google
  PublisherName: Google LLC
  InvoiceIssuerName: Google LLC
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: monthly_active_users_standard
    description: MAUs authenticated via standard providers (email/password, social, anonymous, custom)
    unit: mau
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - tenant
      - provider
      - region
  - name: monthly_active_users_saml_oidc
    description: MAUs authenticated via SAML or OIDC enterprise providers
    unit: mau
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - tenant
      - provider
      - region
  - name: phone_auth_verifications
    description: SMS phone-auth verification messages sent
    unit: sms
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - destination_country
      - tenant
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use Google Cloud Billing exports to BigQuery and the Identity Platform usage dashboard
      to track MAU and SMS spend per project.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag Google Cloud projects and Identity Platform tenants with team / environment labels
      so MAU and SMS charges roll up per consuming team.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Move suitable workloads under the 50K-MAU no-cost tier; consolidate sandbox tenants into
      shared projects; restrict SMS auth to high-risk geographies and prefer TOTP for low-risk users.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Set Cloud Billing budgets and anomaly alerts on the Identity Platform SKU; review
      monthly MAU growth against forecast.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com