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: Microsoft Office 365
providerId: microsoft-office-365
publisherName: Microsoft Corporation
serviceCategory: Productivity
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:
  - Productivity
  - Microsoft 365
  - Microsoft
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Microsoft 365 / Office 365: tiered per-user-per-month subscriptions
  across Business (Basic / Standard / Premium) and Enterprise (E3 / E5 / E7) plans plus frontline F1 /
  F3 SKUs; programmatic access via Microsoft Graph included at no incremental per-call charge.'
sources:
  - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/compare-all-plans
  - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft365-plans-and-pricing
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Tiered Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Microsoft 365
  ServiceCategory: Productivity
  ProviderName: Microsoft
  PublisherName: Microsoft Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Microsoft Corporation
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: m365_seats
    description: Microsoft 365 seat licences across Business and Enterprise SKUs
    unit: seat
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tenant
      - sku
      - with_teams
  - name: mailbox_storage
    description: Exchange Online mailbox storage in use
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - mailbox
  - name: onedrive_storage
    description: OneDrive for Business storage in use per user
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - user
      - tenant
  - name: sharepoint_storage
    description: SharePoint storage in use per site
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - site
      - tenant
  - name: graph_api_requests
    description: Microsoft Graph API calls (no charge; tracked for throttling)
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - application
      - tenant
      - service
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use the Microsoft 365 admin centre Active Users and product-usage reports, plus Microsoft
      Cost Management for the SKU billing line.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Map seat licences to Entra groups bound to cost-centres for chargeback / showback; use
      group-based licensing to keep allocation in sync.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size SKU mix (Business Basic for kiosk/web users, Standard / E3 for desktop power
      users, E5 only where Power BI Pro / Defender P2 / Entra ID P2 is needed); reclaim inactive licences
      via Microsoft 365 admin centre activity reports.
  - name: Accountability
    description: IT owns SKU mix and Entra group-based licence assignment; finance owns the contract;
      app owners reconcile programmatic Graph usage to the throttling budget.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com