specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Hathora
providerId: hathora
created: '2026-07-01'
modified: '2026-07-01'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Game Servers
- Multiplayer
- Compute
- Hosting
- Orchestration
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Hathora Cloud spend. Hathora billed usage-based for game
  server compute - metered by requested vCPU and memory while a process ran -
  plus per-GB network egress. Because processes scale to zero when idle,
  compute cost tracks concurrent player demand. An Explore free tier absorbed
  small workloads; Pro and Enterprise carried the metered rates.
notes: >-
  Rates were partly quote-based and Hathora Cloud has been winding down toward
  GameFabric; verify current billing model and rates with the provider during
  reconciliation. Meters below reflect the documented cost drivers.
sources:
- https://hathora.dev/docs/pricing-billing
- https://hathora.dev/pricing
- 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: Hathora
serviceCategory: Compute
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Hathora Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Compute
  ProviderName: Hathora
  PublisherName: Hathora
  InvoiceIssuerName: Hathora
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: vcpu_hours
  description: Requested vCPU-hours consumed by running processes, billed per vCPU-hour.
  unit: vcpu_hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - app
  - region
  - deployment
- name: memory_gb_hours
  description: Requested memory GB-hours consumed by running processes, billed per GB-hour.
  unit: gb_hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - app
  - region
  - deployment
- name: network_egress_gb
  description: Outbound network traffic from game server processes, billed per GB.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - app
  - region
- name: process_runtime_seconds
  description: Wall-clock seconds a process ran; the base unit compute charges are derived from.
  unit: seconds
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - organization
  - app
  - region
  - process
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Read process metrics (CPU, memory, egress, active connections) and invoices to attribute spend per app and region.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag apps and org tokens per team/title; map processes and regions to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size requested CPU/memory per deployment, tune roomsPerProcess for density, enable idle timeout so processes scale to zero, and choose regions to reduce egress.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per app/title; review compute and egress burn monthly against player-demand forecasts.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com