ParadeDB · FinOps Profile

Paradedb Finops

FinOps view of ParadeDB spend. ParadeDB is consumed as SQL over the Postgres wire protocol, not as a metered API, so cost is driven by infrastructure (compute, memory, storage, IO) rather than per-request or per-token charges. The Community extensions are free under AGPL-3.0; cost arises from self-hosted infrastructure, commercial Enterprise licensing, the fully managed ParadeDB Cloud (referenced around $0.193/hour), or BYOC agreements. Managed and enterprise pricing is sales-led, so this artifact is not reconciled.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription / usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Search, Full-Text Search, Analytics, PostgreSQL, and Database.

Category: Databases Pricing: Subscription / Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
SearchFull-Text SearchAnalyticsPostgreSQLDatabaseFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
ParadeDB
PricingCategory
Subscription
ProviderName
ParadeDB
PublisherName
ParadeDB
ServiceCategory
Databases
ServiceName
ParadeDB

Meters

instance_hours
Unit: hours
Managed ParadeDB Cloud instance runtime, billed per hour (referenced around $0.193/hr).
storage_gb
Unit: gb-month
Persistent storage for indexes and tables, billed per GB-month on managed deployments.
enterprise_license
Unit: contract
Commercial Enterprise license fee for self-managed or BYOC deployments.
self_hosted_infrastructure
Unit: cost
Underlying compute, memory, and IO cost when self-hosting the AGPL community extensions.

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