---
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Netdata
providerId: netdata
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Monitoring
  - Observability
description: >-
  FOCUS-aligned FinOps guidance for Netdata Cloud. Billing is node-based at
  $4.50/node/month (annual) for the Business plan. Costs scale linearly with
  active monitored nodes; containers on monitored hosts incur no extra charge.
  Offline nodes are excluded from billing, and the top 10% of monthly usage
  spikes are excluded to avoid overcharges.
sources:
  - https://www.netdata.cloud/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: Netdata
serviceCategory: Monitoring and Observability
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Node-Based Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Netdata Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Monitoring and Observability
  ProviderName: Netdata
  PublisherName: Netdata
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: Active Node
    unit: node-month
    aggregation: sum
  - name: Business Plan Node
    unit: node-month
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Track total active node count monthly via Netdata Cloud account dashboard
      to understand spend trajectory. Offline nodes are automatically excluded
      from billing.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Right-size node deployments by decommissioning idle agents; containers
      on monitored hosts are free, so consolidating workloads onto fewer hosts
      reduces billable node count. Top-10% spike exclusion protects against
      transient burst costs.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Allocate costs by space or room within Netdata Cloud to attribute
      monitoring expenses to engineering teams or business units managing
      those infrastructure segments.