name: Neo4j API FinOps
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Neo4j
providerId: neo4j
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
  - Graph Database
  - AuraDB
  - Cost Management
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Neo4j: AuraDB billed per GB-RAM-month with size scaling memory
  + CPU + storage together; Aura Graph Analytics billed per GB-hour; self-managed Enterprise via annual
  contract.'
sources:
  - https://neo4j.com/pricing/
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: Neo4j, Inc.
serviceCategory: Database
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go + Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Neo4j
  ServiceCategory: Database
  ServiceSubcategory: Graph Database
  ProviderName: Neo4j
  PublisherName: Neo4j, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Neo4j, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  PricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go
  PricingUnit: GB-month
meters:
  - name: auradb_professional_gb_month
    description: AuraDB Professional capacity at $65 per GB RAM per month (min 1 GB).
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: avg
    dimensions:
      - region
      - instance
      - cloud
  - name: auradb_business_critical_gb_month
    description: AuraDB Business Critical capacity at $146 per GB RAM per month (min 2 GB).
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: avg
    dimensions:
      - region
      - instance
      - cloud
  - name: graph_analytics_gb_hours
    description: Aura Graph Analytics consumption at $0.40 per GB-hour.
    unit: GB-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - workspace
  - name: virtual_dedicated_cloud
    description: AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud custom-contracted instances.
    unit: instance-month
    aggregation: avg
    dimensions:
      - region
      - tenant
  - name: storage_gb_month
    description: Persistent storage co-scaled with selected instance size.
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: avg
    dimensions:
      - instance
  - name: backups_gb_month
    description: Backup retention storage (7/30/60 days depending on tier).
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: avg
    dimensions:
      - instance
      - tier
  - name: enterprise_subscription
    description: Self-managed Neo4j Enterprise / Infinigraph subscription seats.
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - edition
      - tenant
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use the Aura Console billing dashboard for per-instance GB-RAM-month and GB-hour usage;
      export billing CSV for chargeback. Self-managed customers track license metrics via Neo4j Operations
      Manager.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag AuraDB instances with project / team labels in the Aura Console; map workspaces in
      Aura Graph Analytics to cost centers; use separate projects per environment (dev/stage/prod).
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size AuraDB instances based on p95 query latency, not peak; pause non-prod instances
      during off-hours (Aura supports pausing); choose Aura Graph Analytics on-demand for batch workloads
      vs. always-on AuraDB; consolidate small graphs into one instance where governance allows.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Set per-project Aura spend ceilings; alert on instance-size upgrades; review backup
      retention against compliance requirements; review Graph Analytics GB-hour spikes monthly.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com