specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
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/
provider: Red5
providerId: red5
publisherName: Infrared5, Inc.
serviceCategory: Streaming Media
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: false
tags:
  - Streaming
  - Real-Time Video
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps shape for Red5 Pro. Two cost surfaces — the Red5 Pro license
  (subscription, contact-sales) and the customer's underlying cloud spend running the media
  server. Public pricing page was unavailable for automated fetch.
sources:
  - https://www.red5.net/red5pro/pricing/
notes: Red5 site returned 403 to automated fetch; meter list reflects the assumed license +
  customer-cloud cost shape, not a fetched billing surface.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Red5 Pro
  ServiceCategory: Streaming Media
  ProviderName: Red5
  PublisherName: Infrared5, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: Infrared5, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: license_subscription
    description: Annual Red5 Pro license (sized by concurrent streams or node count)
    unit: contract
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - edition
      - concurrent_streams
      - support_level
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Red5 Pro Stream Manager exposes per-stream and per-node telemetry; combine
      with the underlying cloud bill (AWS / Azure / GCP) to see total cost-of-streaming.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag streams and nodes by application/tenant in Stream Manager so the licensed
      capacity and the cloud spend can be attributed to consuming products.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size autoscaling pools, use spot/preemptible instances for non-critical
      edges, and renegotiate Red5 license tier at renewal based on observed peak concurrency.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Streaming platform team owns Red5 license + cluster cost; consuming product
      teams own their concurrency profile.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com