specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Quix
providerId: quix
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Stream Processing
- Real Time
- Kafka
- Python
- Streaming Data
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Quix spend. The open source Quix Streams library is free
  (Apache 2.0) and incurs cost only on the customer's own Kafka/compute. Quix
  Cloud is the billable surface: consumption-based charges driven by the
  managed Kafka and Kubernetes compute (replicas, CPU, memory) that back
  running deployments and environments, after a 30-day Professional trial.
  Enterprise adds custom volume pricing and BYOC/on-premise hybrid deployment.
notes: >-
  Quix Cloud does not publish a fixed per-unit public rate card; consumption
  units and rates are quoted by Quix. Verify against the Quix pricing page and
  your environment usage exports during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://quix.io/pricing
- https://quix.io/quix-cloud
- https://github.com/quixio/quix-streams
- 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: Quix
serviceCategory: Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Quix Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Analytics
  ProviderName: Quix
  PublisherName: Quix
  InvoiceIssuerName: Quix
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: deployment_compute
  description: >-
    Kubernetes compute consumed by running deployments, by CPU millicores and
    memory across replicas.
  unit: compute_hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - deployment
- name: deployment_replicas
  description: Replica count backing a deployment, multiplying its compute footprint.
  unit: replicas
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
  - deployment
- name: managed_kafka
  description: >-
    Managed Apache Kafka backing an environment (broker capacity, topics,
    retention/storage).
  unit: capacity
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
- name: environment_uptime
  description: Wall-clock time an environment / its deployments are running.
  unit: hours
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: >-
    Track per-workspace and per-deployment compute, replica, and Kafka usage in
    Quix Cloud; identify always-on services vs. burst jobs.
- name: Allocation
  description: Map workspaces/environments and deployments to teams and cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: >-
    Right-size replicas, CPU, and memory; stop idle deployments; offload steady
    workloads to the free open source Quix Streams library on self-managed Kafka
    where managed Cloud features are not required.
- name: Accountability
  description: >-
    Assign owners per environment/deployment; review consumption monthly
    against budget and the 30-day trial runway.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com