specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Soketi
providerId: soketi
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Realtime
  - Open Source
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Soketi. Open source - there is no Soketi SaaS bill. Cost is purely the cloud
  compute (VMs / containers), memory, network bandwidth, and (for horizontal scaling) Redis used
  to host the deployment.
sources:
  - https://github.com/soketi/soketi
  - 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: Soketi (community)
serviceCategory: Realtime Infrastructure
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Open Source / Self-Host
  billingFrequency: N/A
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Soketi (self-hosted)
  ServiceCategory: Realtime Infrastructure
  ProviderName: Cloud provider (operator's choice)
  PublisherName: Soketi (community)
  InvoiceIssuerName: Cloud provider
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: compute
    description: VM / container compute hours hosting Soketi.
    unit: vcpu_hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - region
  - name: memory
    description: VM / container memory.
    unit: gb_hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
  - name: network_egress
    description: WebSocket and REST egress bandwidth.
    unit: gb
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
      - region
  - name: redis
    description: Redis instance / cluster cost for horizontal scaling.
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - account
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Tag Soketi infrastructure with a workload label; pull cloud-provider invoices into FinOps store.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate compute and bandwidth to consuming product line.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Use spot instances where acceptable; right-size Redis for connection count.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Assign an SRE owner; review monthly compared to a Pusher / Ably TCO.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com