specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Searchcraft
providerId: searchcraft
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Search
- Search as a Service
- Full Text Search
- Indexing
- Developer Tools
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Searchcraft spend. Searchcraft Cloud is a managed
  search-as-a-service whose cost is driven by the provisioned cluster and the
  account plan; the Measure API exposes usage metrics explicitly intended for
  search query tracking and billing. Searchcraft Core is self-hosted, so its
  cost is the operator's own infrastructure rather than a Searchcraft invoice.
  Public per-unit prices are not published, so meters below are structural and
  not reconciled to specific rates.
notes: >-
  No public pricing page was available at the created date; reconcile billing
  meters and rates against the Searchcraft Cloud account console and the
  /measure/dashboard/usage endpoint.
sources:
- https://www.searchcraft.io/
- https://docs.searchcraft.io/api/measure/
- 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: Searchcraft
serviceCategory: Analytics
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Searchcraft Cloud
  ServiceCategory: Analytics
  ProviderName: Searchcraft
  PublisherName: Searchcraft
  InvoiceIssuerName: Searchcraft
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: search_queries
  description: Search and federated search queries executed against the cluster, tracked via the Measure usage dashboard for billing.
  unit: queries
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - index
- name: documents_indexed
  description: Documents ingested and stored across indexes; contributes to storage and provisioned cluster sizing.
  unit: documents
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - index
- name: cluster_capacity
  description: Provisioned Searchcraft Cloud cluster capacity (managed, auto-scaling) underlying throughput and cost.
  unit: cluster
  aggregation: max
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Use the Measure API (/measure/dashboard/usage and /summary) to track search query volume and CTR for billing and cost attribution.
- name: Allocation
  description: Scope access keys per index/application and tag indexes by workload or team to map search and ingest activity to cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Batch document ingestion into fewer requests; prune unused indexes and documents; consider self-hosted Searchcraft Core where infrastructure economics favor it.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per index/federation and review search-query usage and cluster sizing against budget regularly.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com