NGINX · FinOps Profile

Nginx Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for NGINX: open-source self-host is zero-cost; commercial F5 NGINX products billed per-instance annual subscription or via cloud marketplaces (NGINXaaS for Azure / GCP) with usage-based pricing.

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

It defines 6 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription + marketplace pay-as-you-go.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include FinOps, FOCUS, API Gateway, Load Balancer, and Cost Management.

Category: API Gateway + Load Balancer Pricing: Subscription + Marketplace Pay-As-You-Go Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
FinOpsFOCUSAPI GatewayLoad BalancerCost Management

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageTaxAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
F5, Inc.
PricingCategory
Subscription
PricingUnit
instance-year
ProviderName
F5
PublisherName
F5, Inc.
ServiceCategory
Networking
ServiceName
NGINX
ServiceSubcategory
API Gateway / Load Balancer

Meters

nginx_plus_instances
Unit: instance-year
Annual NGINX Plus instance subscriptions.
nginx_one_instances
Unit: instance-month
NGINX One managed instances.
f5_waf_instances
Unit: instance-year
F5 WAF for NGINX subscription instances.
nginxaas_azure_usage
Unit: hour
NGINXaaS for Azure marketplace consumption.
nginxaas_gcp_usage
Unit: hour
NGINXaaS for Google Cloud marketplace consumption.
support_subscription
Unit: month
F5 support tier subscription.

Sources