Keygen · FinOps Profile

Keygen Finops

FinOps view of Keygen spend. Keygen Cloud is a subscription service billed primarily on active licensed users (ALUs) - unique licenses that validate in a billing period - with tier-based feature gating (Software Licensing API on every tier, Distribution API on Std and above) and enterprise add-ons (SLA, SSO, audit logs). Self-hosted Keygen CE carries no license fee (infra cost only); Keygen EE is a flat-rate self-hosted license. The dominant cost driver on Cloud is ALU growth, so cost control centers on how licenses are modeled and which tier that ALU volume lands in.

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Software Licensing, Entitlements, Distribution, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Developer Tools Pricing: Subscription Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Software LicensingEntitlementsDistributionFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Keygen
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
Keygen
PublisherName
Keygen
ServiceCategory
Developer Tools
ServiceName
Keygen Cloud

Meters

active_licensed_users
Unit: users
Unique licenses that validate within the billing period; the primary Cloud pricing metric.
subscription_tier
Unit: tier
The Cloud tier (Dev / Std / Ent) that ALU volume and feature needs place the account in.
releases_published
Unit: releases
Product releases published for distribution; capped on lower tiers.
distribution_egress
Unit: bytes
Artifact download/distribution bandwidth (informational; relevant to self-hosted infra cost).
self_hosted_license
Unit: license
Flat-rate Keygen EE license, or zero-cost CE, for self-hosted deployments.

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