Synapse · FinOps Profile

Synapse Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Synapse - the software is free (AGPL-3.0) so all cost is operator-borne infrastructure. The billing surface is the operator's underlying compute, database, media storage, and federation egress invoice rather than a Synapse-issued invoice. Element Server Suite is a separately-priced commercial distribution.

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

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a continuous (operator infra) cycle, and pricing category open-source (operator-hosted).

The profile maps 5 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Matrix, Open Source, Messaging, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Open-Source Messaging Infrastructure Pricing: Open-Source (Operator-Hosted) Billing: Continuous (Operator Infra) FOCUS v1.3
MatrixOpen SourceMessagingFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ProviderName
Element / matrix-org
PublisherName
Element (New Vector Ltd.)
ServiceCategory
Open-Source Messaging Infrastructure
ServiceName
Synapse Matrix Homeserver

Meters

monthly_active_users
Unit: user
MAUs on the homeserver - the most useful unit for sizing compute and database load.
federation_traffic
Unit: GB
Bytes exchanged over federation; drives egress and database growth on busy public rooms.
media_storage
Unit: GB-month
Media repository storage (uploads, thumbnails) - persistent storage cost.
postgres_storage
Unit: GB-month
Postgres-backing database growth - the dominant operator cost on large deployments.
room_event_volume
Unit: event
Persisted room events; drives database write IO and disk consumption.

Sources

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  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
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