CoreDNS · FinOps Profile

Coredns Finops

FinOps shape for CoreDNS - an Apache 2.0 / CNCF Graduated open-source DNS server. There is no upstream invoice. Operator cost is borne by the underlying Kubernetes / cloud platform compute consumed by CoreDNS pods and any DNS-egress charges from upstream resolvers.

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

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in N/A, 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 Apache 2.0, CNCF, DNS, Kubernetes, and Networking.

Category: Open Source DNS Pricing: Open Source (No Charge) Billing: N/A FOCUS v1.3
Apache 2.0CNCFDNSKubernetesNetworkingOpen SourceService DiscoveryFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
N/A
ChargeCategory
N/A
PricingCategory
Free
ProviderName
CoreDNS Project
PublisherName
CoreDNS Authors / CNCF
ServiceCategory
Open Source DNS
ServiceName
CoreDNS

Meters

coredns_pods
Unit: pod-hour
CoreDNS pods running in the cluster (compute time consumed, billed by the underlying Kubernetes platform)
dns_queries
Unit: query
DNS queries processed (operational metric exported via the Prometheus plugin; not directly billed by CoreDNS)
upstream_egress
Unit: GB
Bytes egressed to upstream resolvers via the forward plugin (drives cloud-egress charges)

Sources

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Tools for finops

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  • find_finopsBrowse and filter every finops artifact in the catalog.
  • 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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