specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Memgraph
providerId: memgraph
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Graph Database
- In-Memory
- Cypher
- Bolt
- Real-Time
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Memgraph spend. Memgraph is not a usage-metered API; the free
  Community Edition carries no license cost, and the dominant cost driver for self
  hosted deployments is infrastructure - chiefly memory (since the working graph is
  held in RAM), CPU, and storage for snapshots/WAL. The Enterprise Edition adds an
  annual, sales-negotiated license (reported from ~$25,000/year scaling by memory),
  and Memgraph Cloud (Beta) adds managed-hosting charges. Because license and cloud
  pricing is negotiated and not fully published, this artifact is not reconciled.
notes: >-
  Enterprise/Cloud pricing is sales-led; verify against the Memgraph pricing page and
  your agreement during reconciliation. Self-hosted FinOps should track underlying
  cloud/VM infrastructure cost (memory, CPU, storage) as the primary meter.
sources:
- https://memgraph.com/pricing
- https://memgraph.com/docs
- 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: Memgraph
serviceCategory: Databases
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription / Self-Hosted Infrastructure
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Purchase
  - Usage
meters:
- name: enterprise_license
  description: Annual Memgraph Enterprise license, scaling by provisioned memory capacity (sales-negotiated).
  unit: license-year
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - memory_tier
- name: memory_capacity
  description: RAM provisioned to hold the in-memory graph - the primary self-hosted infrastructure cost driver.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - deployment
  - instance
- name: compute_hours
  description: CPU/host runtime hours for self-hosted Memgraph instances and replicas.
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - deployment
  - instance
- name: storage_capacity
  description: Disk used for snapshots and write-ahead logs (durability) on self-hosted deployments.
  unit: gigabytes
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - deployment
- name: cloud_managed
  description: Managed Memgraph Cloud (Beta) hosting charges by capacity (where applicable).
  unit: instance-hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - tier
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track infrastructure cost (memory, CPU, storage) per Memgraph deployment; attribute the Enterprise license to the owning team.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag instances and replicas per workload/environment; map to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size memory to the actual graph footprint; consolidate workloads; use Community Edition where Enterprise features are not required.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per deployment; review memory and host spend against budget on the cloud/VM bill.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com