specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
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/
provider: Azure Repos
providerId: microsoft-azure-repo
publisherName: Microsoft Corporation
serviceCategory: Developer Tools / Source Control
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:
  - DevOps
  - Git
  - Repositories
  - Source Control
  - Version Control
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Azure Repos — billed per Basic-access user per month
  ($6) above the free 5-user grant, plus optional GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps
  per-active-committer add-on. Largest waste pattern is paying for inactive Basic users.
sources:
  - https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/devops/azure-devops-services/
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/billing/buy-basic-access-add-users
  - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription (per Seat)
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD (settlement varies)
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Credit
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Azure Repos
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools
  ProviderName: Microsoft Azure DevOps
  PublisherName: Microsoft Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Microsoft Corporation
  PricingCategory: Subscription
  PricingUnit: user-month
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: basic_users
    description: Users with Basic access level (paid above the first 5).
    unit: user-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - organization
      - team
      - cost_center
  - name: stakeholder_users
    description: Free Stakeholder users (informational; not billed).
    unit: user-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - organization
  - name: ghas_committers
    description: Active committers triggering GitHub Advanced Security charges.
    unit: committer-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - repository
      - organization
  - name: storage_gb
    description: Repository storage consumed (informational; not directly billed under Basic).
    unit: GB
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - repository
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use Organization Settings > Users + Last Access to find inactive Basic users.
      Pull data via the Member Entitlement Management REST API to drive a periodic audit. Cost
      Management line items appear as 'Azure DevOps - Basic Users' on the Azure invoice.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag users by team via Azure DevOps groups; multi-org billing centralizes
      spend across orgs to one Azure subscription. Use group rules to assign access by
      Entra ID group membership.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Audit Last Access date — users not signed in for 30+ days should be downgraded
      to Stakeholder (free). Avoid double-paying VS subscribers (auto-detected). Use multi-org
      billing so contractors with multi-org access pay once. Disable GHAS on archived/abandoned
      repos.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Project Collection Administrators set the default access level. Establish a
      monthly inactive-user review and a budget alert at the Azure subscription level.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/services/devops/repos/