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
Method:
generated, dated 2026-05-05.
Written by API Evangelist on 2026-05-05 from the provider's published pricing, and not verified by the provider. Treat the meters and categories as our reading of their pages, not their statement.
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Apache 2.0CNCFDNSKubernetesNetworkingOpen SourceService DiscoveryFinOpsFOCUS
Framework Alignment
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
CoreDNS pods running in the cluster (compute time consumed, billed by the underlying Kubernetes platform)
dns_queries
DNS queries processed (operational metric exported via the Prometheus plugin; not directly billed by CoreDNS)
upstream_egress
Bytes egressed to upstream resolvers via the forward plugin (drives cloud-egress charges)
Sources
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Every finops artifact here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.