Phraseanet · FinOps Profile

Phraseanet Finops

FinOps view of Phraseanet spend. Phraseanet is open-source (GPL-v3) and free to self-host, so in the self-managed model there is no vendor invoice for the software or its API - the cost is your own compute, storage, database, object storage for originals and sub-definitions, and the Elasticsearch cluster that powers search. The alternative is buying managed hosting and/or professional services from Alchemy, the company behind Phraseanet, where cost is a quoted engagement (hosting subscription plus setup, training, support, and custom development) rather than metered API usage.

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

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in EUR, on a per engagement cycle, and pricing category open source / services.

Tagged areas include Digital Asset Management, DAM, Open Source, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Digital Asset Management Pricing: Open Source / Services Billing: Per Engagement FOCUS v1.3
Digital Asset ManagementDAMOpen SourceFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsage

FOCUS Columns

Meters

self_hosted_compute
Unit: hours
Infrastructure cost of running the self-hosted Phraseanet application (PHP, database) - no Phraseanet invoice.
storage_volume
Unit: bytes
Object/file storage for original assets and generated sub-definitions.
search_cluster
Unit: hours
Elasticsearch cluster capacity backing Phraseanet search.
alchemy_services
Unit: contract
Alchemy hosting, setup, training, support, and custom development, quoted per engagement.

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