Kuma · FinOps Profile

Kuma Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Kuma: open-source service mesh with no license fee for the OSS build; Kong Mesh (the commercial distribution by Kong, Inc.) is a contact-sales subscription. FinOps signal at the OSS level comes entirely from the underlying compute and network spend (control-plane pods, sidecar proxies, mesh-internal traffic).

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category open source + enterprise subscription.

The profile maps 6 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, Service Mesh, and Open Source.

Category: Service Mesh / Networking Pricing: Open Source + Enterprise Subscription Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSService MeshOpen Source

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Kong, Inc.
ProviderName
Kuma (CNCF) / Kong Mesh (Kong, Inc.)
PublisherName
Kong, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Service Mesh
ServiceName
Kuma

Meters

control_plane_compute
Unit: vCPU-hour
dataplane_proxies
Unit: proxy
mesh_traffic
Unit: GB
kong_mesh_subscription_seats
Unit: seat
managed_meshes
Unit: mesh

Sources

Work with this as data

Every finops artifact here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for finops

4 MCP tools reach this
  • 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.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This finops artifact 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/finops/kuma-finops"
All finops 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/finops?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.