specificationVersion: "1.0"
name: Grafbase FinOps
description: >-
  FinOps Framework FOCUS-aligned cost and usage profile for Grafbase. Grafbase
  uses a two-tier model: a free open-source self-hosted gateway and a custom-priced
  enterprise platform. Cost drivers are infrastructure (self-hosted) and enterprise
  contract value rather than per-request consumption pricing.
url: https://grafbase.com/pricing
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"

provider:
  name: Grafbase
  url: https://grafbase.com
  billingContact: https://grafbase.com/contact

pricingModel:
  type: hybrid
  description: >-
    Open-source tier is free (self-hosted infrastructure costs only). Enterprise
    tier is custom-priced via annual or multi-year contracts negotiated with the
    sales team.
  tiers:
    - name: Open Source
      chargeType: none
      description: No licensing fee; operator pays only for compute and infrastructure
    - name: Enterprise
      chargeType: contract
      cadence: annual
      description: Custom contract pricing; contact sales for a quote

costCategories:
  - category: Infrastructure
    description: >-
      Self-hosted gateway compute (Kubernetes, VMs, containers). Grafbase Gateway
      is Rust-based and CPU-efficient; typical deployment targets sub-millisecond
      gateway overhead. Operators own all infrastructure costs.
    chargeType: operator-borne
    unit: compute-hours

  - category: Redis
    description: >-
      Redis instance required for multi-gateway distributed rate limiting.
      Operator-managed and operator-cost. Should be co-located with gateway
      instances to minimize latency.
    chargeType: operator-borne
    unit: redis-instance-hours

  - category: Enterprise License
    description: >-
      Annual enterprise contract covering schema registry, SSO, audit logs,
      schema contracts, dedicated support, and SLA guarantees. Custom pricing
      based on usage and organization size.
    chargeType: contract
    cadence: annual
    currency: USD
    amount: custom
    contact: https://grafbase.com/contact

  - category: Extensions
    description: >-
      Kafka, Postgres, and gRPC extensions add data source connectivity to the
      federated graph. Infrastructure costs for those backing services are
      operator-borne; extension software is included in the enterprise license.
    chargeType: operator-borne
    unit: varies

optimization:
  - name: Right-size Gateway Instances
    description: >-
      Grafbase Gateway is Rust-based and highly efficient. Benchmark against
      actual traffic patterns to avoid over-provisioning. The benchmarking blog
      post (September 2025) provides reference numbers for gateway performance.
    url: https://grafbase.com/blog

  - name: In-Memory vs Redis Rate Limiting
    description: >-
      Use in-memory rate limiting for single-gateway deployments to avoid the
      cost and latency of a Redis dependency. Only introduce Redis when running
      multiple gateway replicas.

  - name: Leverage Free Trial
    description: >-
      The 60-day free enterprise trial (no credit card) allows teams to validate
      the platform and size their infrastructure needs before signing an enterprise
      contract.
    url: https://grafbase.com/pricing

  - name: Open Source vs Enterprise Evaluation
    description: >-
      Teams with strong infrastructure capability can run the open-source gateway
      with no licensing cost. Evaluate which enterprise-only features (SSO, audit
      logs, schema contracts, dedicated support, SLA) are required before
      committing to a contract.
    url: https://github.com/grafbase/grafbase

allocation:
  dimensions:
    - project
    - subgraph
    - environment
  description: >-
    Costs can be allocated by project (each Grafbase project maps to a federated
    graph), by subgraph (downstream service owner), and by environment (production
    vs staging branches). The schema registry tracks which teams own which subgraphs,
    enabling chargeback to individual service teams.