specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Rowy
providerId: rowy
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Low-Code
- Backend
- Firestore
- Firebase
- Webhooks
- Cloud Functions
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Rowy spend. Rowy itself is open source (free to self-host) with
  a free hosted Base plan and a paid Pro subscription; it adds little or no
  direct compute cost because it is 100% serverless and runs inside the user's
  own Firebase/GCP project. The real, metered cost is the underlying Google
  Cloud Platform usage: Firestore storage and reads/writes, Cloud Functions
  invocations and build minutes, and Cloud Run for webhooks and Rowy Run
  services. Cost optimization therefore happens at the GCP/Firebase layer, not
  at Rowy.
notes: >-
  Rowy publishes no usage-based billing of its own beyond the Pro subscription;
  track spend in the Google Cloud billing console (Firestore, Cloud Functions,
  Cloud Run) for the connected project. Verify Pro subscription pricing and any
  GCP free-tier thresholds during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://docs.rowy.io/faqs/cost
- https://www.rowy.io/pricing
- 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: Google Cloud Platform
serviceCategory: Developer Tools and Low-Code
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Rowy
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools and Low-Code
  ProviderName: Rowy
  PublisherName: Google Cloud Platform
  InvoiceIssuerName: Google Cloud Platform
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: firestore_storage
  description: Firestore data stored for Rowy tables, billed per GB-month by Google Cloud.
  unit: gb_month
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gcp_project
  - service
- name: firestore_operations
  description: Firestore document reads, writes, and deletes driven by Rowy table activity, billed by Google Cloud.
  unit: operations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gcp_project
  - operation
- name: cloud_function_invocations
  description: Cloud Function invocations from Rowy automations, derivatives, and actions, billed by Google Cloud.
  unit: invocations
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gcp_project
  - function
- name: cloud_function_build_minutes
  description: Build minutes consumed deploying Cloud Functions from Rowy, billed by Google Cloud.
  unit: minutes
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gcp_project
- name: cloud_run_usage
  description: Cloud Run vCPU/memory/request time for the rowy-backend and rowy-hooks (webhook) services, billed by Google Cloud.
  unit: vcpu_seconds
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - gcp_project
  - service
- name: rowy_pro_subscription
  description: Rowy Pro hosted subscription fee (if subscribed), billed by Rowy.
  unit: subscription
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - workspace
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track spend in the Google Cloud billing console for the connected project (Firestore, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run); Rowy itself adds only the optional Pro subscription.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag the GCP project/workspace per team or product so Rowy-driven Firestore and Cloud Run costs map to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Stay within GCP free tiers where possible, prune unused cloud functions and webhooks, and right-size Firestore reads; self-host or use the free Base plan to avoid the Pro fee when multi-project isn't needed.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner to the connected GCP project and review Firestore/Cloud Run/Cloud Functions spend monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com