specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: OpenStatus
providerId: openstatus
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Monitoring
- Synthetic Monitoring
- Uptime
- Status Pages
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of OpenStatus spend. OpenStatus Cloud bills on flat monthly (or
  discounted annual) subscriptions per tier (Hobby free, Starter $30, Pro $100,
  Scale $500, Enterprise custom), plus a recurring +$20/mo charge per status
  page beyond the plan allowance. There is no per-request token metering; cost
  is driven by which tier provides the required monitor count, check frequency,
  region coverage, and retention. Self-hosting under AGPL-3.0 carries no license
  fee and shifts cost to the operator's own compute, storage, and egress.
notes: >-
  Subscription prices and per-page add-on rates are subject to change; verify
  against the OpenStatus pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.openstatus.dev/pricing
- https://www.openstatus.dev/docs
- https://github.com/openstatusHQ/openstatus
- 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: OpenStatus
serviceCategory: Management and Governance
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: OpenStatus Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Management and Governance
  ProviderName: OpenStatus
  PublisherName: OpenStatus
  InvoiceIssuerName: OpenStatus
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription
meters:
- name: subscription_fee
  description: Flat monthly or annual subscription fee for the selected plan tier.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - plan
- name: additional_status_pages
  description: Recurring +$20/mo charge per status page beyond the plan allowance.
  unit: pages
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - plan
- name: monitors
  description: Number of active monitors against the plan allowance.
  unit: monitors
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - workspace
- name: regions
  description: Number of probe regions in use per monitor against the plan allowance.
  unit: regions
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - monitor
- name: self_hosted_infrastructure
  description: Operator-borne compute, storage, and egress for self-hosted AGPL-3.0 deployments.
  unit: infrastructure
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - deployment
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track which plan tier each workspace is on and whether monitor, page, region, and retention usage justifies it.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map subscription and per-page charges to the teams or services whose monitors and status pages drive them.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the plan tier to required check frequency and region coverage; consolidate status pages; self-host under AGPL-3.0 when infrastructure cost beats subscription cost.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per workspace; review subscription and add-on spend against monitoring needs each billing cycle.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com