specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Konfig
providerId: konfig-api
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- SDK Generation
- Client Library
- Developer Tools
- API Lifecycle
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Konfig spend. While Konfig operated, cost was a subscription
  driven mainly by the number of client-library SDKs a publisher generated and
  kept updated, weighed against the engineering cost of hand-maintaining those
  SDKs (Konfig positioned this as roughly the cost of one to two full-time
  engineers). Since Konfig was sunset in December 2024 and open-sourced under
  MIT, the live cost model is self-hosted: your own compute for running the
  generator plus the maintenance effort, with no vendor invoice. Downstream,
  publishing generated SDKs incurs only the (typically free or low) costs of the
  target package registries.
notes: >-
  Konfig per-unit subscription rates were not publicly listed and are not
  reconciled here. There is no active vendor invoice as of 2026-07-11 because the
  company was sunset; the dominant cost is now self-hosting the open-source
  generator. Verify against archived pricing or the founders if reconciling.
sources:
- https://konfigthis.com/
- https://konfigthis.com/blog/roi/
- https://github.com/konfig-dev/konfig
- 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: Konfig
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and SDK Generation
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Konfig SDK Generation
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools and SDK Generation
  ProviderName: Konfig
  PublisherName: Konfig
  InvoiceIssuerName: Konfig
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: sdks_generated
  description: Number of client-library SDKs generated and kept in sync; the primary historical subscription driver.
  unit: sdks
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - language
- name: self_hosted_compute
  description: Infrastructure cost of running the self-hosted open-source Konfig generator (no Konfig invoice).
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - deployment
- name: registry_publishing
  description: Costs charged by downstream package registries (npm, PyPI, Maven Central) for publishing SDKs.
  unit: publishes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - registry
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track how many SDK languages and target registries you generate and publish per API; on self-hosted, monitor generator infrastructure cost.
- name: Allocation
  description: Attribute SDK generation to the owning API/product team so client-library maintenance maps to a cost center.
- name: Optimization
  description: Generate only the SDK languages your consumers actually use; self-host the open-source generator to remove vendor subscription fees when volume is high.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per generated SDK set and review it against the engineering cost it replaces across the API lifecycle.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com