Appium · FinOps Profile

Appium Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps view for Appium: the framework itself is free and Apache-2.0 licensed with no direct charges. FinOps allocation should focus on the underlying compute (CI/CD runners, mac build hosts, device farms) and managed-cloud Appium services (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, AWS Device Farm, LambdaTest) where actual spend occurs.

Appium Finops is the FinOps profile for Appium on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a n/a cycle, and pricing category open source (no charge).

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Open Source, and Test Automation.

Category: Test Automation / WebDriver Pricing: Open Source (No Charge) Billing: N/A FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSOpen SourceTest Automation

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
N/A (no invoice)
ProviderName
OpenJS Foundation / Appium
PublisherName
OpenJS Foundation
ServiceCategory
Test Automation / WebDriver
ServiceName
Appium

Meters

appium_server_hours
Unit: instance-hour
Hours of self-hosted Appium server runtime, used to attribute infrastructure cost
device_minutes
Unit: minute
Connected-device wall-clock minutes consumed by test sessions
parallel_sessions
Unit: session
Peak concurrent sessions, used for grid sizing
cloud_grid_minutes
Unit: minute
Minutes consumed on managed Appium clouds (BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, AWS Device Farm, etc.) — actual billed spend

Sources

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  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
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