Warrant · FinOps Profile

Warrant Dev Finops

FinOps view of Warrant spend. Warrant's core authorization engine is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to self-host - in that model the cost is your own compute, storage, and the backing datastore (MySQL, Postgres, or SQLite) that runs the Warrant service, with no vendor invoice. The hosted Warrant Cloud was billed on a usage basis driven by authorization activity (objects and warrants stored, plus access checks performed), above a free developer allowance. RETIRED - Warrant was acquired by WorkOS (2024-04-23) and the hosted service was sunset 2025-11-15; hosted per-unit rates were not reconciled. Current fine-grained authorization spend is invoiced by WorkOS.

Warrant Dev Finops is the FinOps profile for Warrant 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 usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Access Control, Authorization, Fine-Grained Authorization, Open Source, and FinOps.

Category: Identity and Access Management Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Access ControlAuthorizationFine-Grained AuthorizationOpen SourceFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Warrant
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Warrant
PublisherName
Warrant
ServiceCategory
Identity and Access Management
ServiceName
Warrant Cloud

Meters

access_checks
Unit: requests
Authorization checks performed (POST /v2/authorize), historically the primary billed unit on Warrant Cloud.
warrants_stored
Unit: count
Relationship tuples (warrants) stored in the authorization model.
objects_stored
Unit: count
Objects (resources and subjects) stored in the authorization model.
self_hosted_compute
Unit: hours
Infrastructure cost of running the self-hosted Warrant service and its datastore (no Warrant invoice).

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