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: rockwell-factorytalk
providerId: rockwell-factorytalk
publisherName: Rockwell Automation, Inc.
serviceCategory: Industrial Automation Software
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:
  - Manufacturing
  - Industrial
  - Automation
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  Rockwell FactoryTalk is licensed software sold through distributors. FinOps treatment is
  capex/opex license-driven rather than usage-metered.
notes: >-
  No public usage API or itemized billing exists. Cost is dominated by perpetual or
  subscription license SKUs and FactoryTalk Hub site contracts.
sources:
  - https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/products/software/factorytalk.html
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: License-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Rockwell FactoryTalk
  ServiceCategory: Industrial Automation Software
  ProviderName: Rockwell Automation
  PublisherName: Rockwell Automation, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: license_seats
    description: FactoryTalk licensed seats and tag counts per site
    unit: license
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - product
      - site
  - name: hub_subscription
    description: FactoryTalk Hub annual subscription
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tier
      - site
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Track FactoryTalk license entitlements and renewal dates through Rockwell's licensing
      portal and the AP/procurement system.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Allocate FactoryTalk costs to the manufacturing site or production line that consumes
      the licenses, not to corporate IT.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Right-size license SKUs against actual tag and user counts; consolidate sites onto Hub
      where it lowers the per-site total.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Plant engineering and OT leadership own FactoryTalk license decisions; review annually
      against site headcount and connected-tag growth.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com