specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Vercel
providerId: vercel
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: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Hosting
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Vercel.
sources:
  - https://vercel.com/pricing
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: Vercel Inc.
serviceCategory: Edge Hosting
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription + Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Vercel
  ServiceCategory: Edge Hosting
  ProviderName: Vercel
  PublisherName: Vercel Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: developer_seats
    unit: seat-month
    aggregation: max
  - name: bandwidth
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - edge_region
  - name: edge_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
  - name: fn_invocations
    unit: invocation
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - project
      - function
  - name: active_cpu_hours
    unit: cpu-hour
    aggregation: sum
  - name: provisioned_memory
    unit: GB-hour
    aggregation: sum
  - name: image_transformations
    unit: transformation
    aggregation: sum
  - name: blob_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: max
  - name: kv_requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use Usage page and per-project breakdown; configure billing alerts at $X/day.
  - name: Allocation
    description: One project per app/feature; teams for cost-center isolation.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Cache aggressively at the edge; downgrade ISR frequency; profile fn duration.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Hard spend limits per team; weekly usage review during high-velocity periods.