Balancer · FinOps Profile

Balancer Finops

FinOps view of Balancer. There is no SaaS bill. Cost is on-chain gas (chain native token), the per-pool swap fee, and the protocol cut. FinOps allocation is by wallet and contract interaction; subgraph access via The Graph Network is a separate cost line if used.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in Native Chain Asset, on a per transaction cycle, and pricing category on-chain usage fee.

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

Tagged areas include DeFi, DEX, On-chain, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: DeFi Protocol Pricing: On-chain Usage Fee Billing: Per Transaction FOCUS v1.3
DeFiDEXOn-chainFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
Native Asset
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
On-chain
ProviderName
Balancer DAO
PublisherName
Balancer DAO
ServiceCategory
DeFi Protocol
ServiceName
Balancer Vault and Pools

Meters

gas
Unit: gas
Native-asset gas cost per swap or LP operation.
pool_swap_fee
Unit: percent_of_notional
Per-pool swap fee (set by pool creator).
subgraph_credits
Unit: credit
Optional cost of Subgraph queries via The Graph Network.

Sources

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