specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: AWS Kinesis
providerId: kinesis
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
  - Streaming
  - AWS
  - Real-Time
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for AWS Kinesis: pure pay-as-you-go billed via the AWS consolidated
  invoice, with three Data Streams capacity modes (On-Demand Standard, On-Demand Advantage, Provisioned)
  and per-GB Firehose delivery. Reservations / Savings Plans do not apply.'
sources:
  - https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/pricing/
  - https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/pricing/
  - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/streams/latest/dev/service-sizes-and-limits.html
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: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
serviceCategory: Streaming Data
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Amazon Kinesis
  ServiceCategory: Analytics
  ServiceSubcategory: Streaming Data
  ProviderName: AWS
  PublisherName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  RegionId: aws-region
meters:
  - name: kds_shard_hours
    unit: shard-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
      - capacity_mode
  - name: kds_stream_hours
    unit: stream-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
      - capacity_mode
  - name: kds_put_payload_units
    unit: payload-unit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
  - name: kds_data_in_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
  - name: kds_data_out_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
  - name: kds_efo_consumer_shard_hours
    unit: consumer-shard-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
      - consumer
  - name: kds_extended_retention_shard_hours
    unit: shard-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
  - name: kds_long_term_storage_gb_month
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - stream
  - name: firehose_ingested_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - delivery_stream
      - source_type
  - name: firehose_format_conversion_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - delivery_stream
  - name: firehose_dynamic_partitioning_gb
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - delivery_stream
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use AWS Cost Explorer with usage-type filters (Kinesis-PUT-units, Kinesis-shardHourUsage,
      Firehose-DataIngested) and CloudWatch Kinesis metrics (IncomingBytes, IncomingRecords, GetRecords.IteratorAgeMilliseconds)
      to tie cost to throughput.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Apply cost-allocation tags (Owner, Team, Environment) to every stream and Firehose delivery
      stream; activate them in Cost Allocation Tags so CUR/FOCUS exports can split spend per consuming
      team.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Switch low-volume streams to On-Demand to avoid over-provisioned shards; for steady high
      throughput, use Provisioned with Application Auto Scaling on shard count, or move to On-Demand Advantage
      to bundle Enhanced Fan-Out without per-stream-hour fees.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Stream owners review monthly Cost & Usage Report Kinesis line items, alert on shard-hour
      spikes via CloudWatch billing alarms, and rebalance shards or capacity mode at the next change window
      (max two switches per 24h per stream).
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com