specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Prisma
providerId: prisma
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:
  - Database
  - ORM
  - Postgres
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Prisma Data Platform — flat plan subscription plus per-1,000 metered
  overage on Prisma Postgres operations and Prisma Accelerate operations, plus per-GB storage and per-GiB
  Accelerate egress.
sources:
  - https://www.prisma.io/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: Prisma Data, Inc.
serviceCategory: Database + Developer Tools
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Pay-As-You-Go
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Prisma Data Platform
  ServiceCategory: Database + Developer Tools
  ProviderName: Prisma
  PublisherName: Prisma Data, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Prisma Data, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: plan_subscription
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
  - name: postgres_operations
    unit: operation
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - database
  - name: postgres_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - database
  - name: postgres_databases
    unit: database
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - plan
  - name: accelerate_operations
    unit: operation
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - environment
  - name: accelerate_cache_tags
    unit: operation
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
  - name: accelerate_egress
    unit: GiB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - plan
      - environment
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Postgres + Accelerate operation counts and storage per environment in the Prisma
      Console; reconcile against the monthly invoice. Plan-level included quotas vs overage are the
      primary cost line.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate by Prisma project / environment / database; tag environments (dev / preview
      / prod) and split overage cost back to the consuming feature team.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Use Accelerate's cache + cache tags to convert Postgres operations into cheaper cached
      operations; right-size the plan when sustained overage on Postgres operations is cheaper at the
      next tier (Pro $0.002/1k vs Starter $0.008/1k vs Business $0.001/1k); paginate to stay under
      the 5 MB response ceiling.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Assign a plan and budget owner per Prisma workspace; alert on overage when monthly
      Postgres operations or Accelerate operations exceed the included allotment.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com