Helm · FinOps Profile
Helm Finops
FOCUS-aligned FinOps definition for Helm. Helm itself is zero-cost open-source software; cost is incurred downstream by the cluster operator, registry host, and image store. This artifact records the FinOps shape of a Helm-driven release pipeline rather than a Helm-billed product.
Helm Finops is the FinOps profile for Helm on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.
It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a not applicable cycle, and pricing category free / open source.
The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.
Tagged areas include Charts, Cloud Native, Container Orchestration, DevOps, and Kubernetes.
Category: Open Source / DevOps
Pricing: Free / Open Source
Billing: Not Applicable
FOCUS v1.3
ChartsCloud NativeContainer OrchestrationDevOpsKubernetesPackage ManagerOpen SourceFinOpsFOCUS
Framework Alignment
Charge Categories
Adjustment
FOCUS Columns
BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Adjustment
InvoiceIssuerName
Not applicable (open source)
PricingCategory
Free
PricingUnit
install
ProviderName
Helm
PublisherName
The Helm Authors
ServiceCategory
Open Source / DevOps
ServiceName
Helm
Meters
chart_installs
Number of Helm releases installed per cluster / namespace; surrogate for downstream cluster cost
chart_pulls
Pulls of chart artifacts from the upstream chart repository or OCI registry
image_pulls
Container image pulls triggered by Helm-installed workloads (registry-side meter, not Helm-side)
Sources
Work with this as data
Every finops artifact here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.