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OptScale

OptScale is an open-source FinOps and cloud cost optimization platform by Hystax supporting AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and Kubernetes.

OptScale publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, Cloud Accounts API, Employees API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include FinOps, Cost Optimization, Cloud, Kubernetes, and Open-Source.

OptScale’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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27.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
9 APIs
FinOpsCost OptimizationCloudKubernetesOpen-Source

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 27.5/100 · thin
Contract Quality 11.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Access Clarity 3.2 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 9

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

OptScale Authentication API

User authentication and token management

OptScale Cloud Accounts API

Cloud account connections (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, Kubernetes)

OptScale Employees API

Organization employees and roles

OptScale Expenses API

Cost reporting and expense breakdowns

OptScale Optimizations API

Optimization checklist runs and results

OptScale Organizations API

Organization management

OptScale Pools API

Budget pools and limits

OptScale Recommendations API

Cost optimization recommendations

OptScale Resources API

Cloud resources and assignment rules

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Open Collections 11

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Cloud Accounts API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Employees API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Expenses API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Optimizations API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Organizations API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Pools API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Recommendations API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST Authentication Resources API

OPEN COLLECTION

OptScale REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Optscale Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Optscale Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Optscale Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Optscale Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Optscale Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Optscale Agentic Access

16 operations · 6 acting

16 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: optscale
name: OptScale
description: OptScale is an open-source FinOps and cloud cost optimization platform by Hystax supporting AWS, Azure, GCP,
  Alibaba Cloud, and Kubernetes.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/optscale.png
tags:
- FinOps
- Cost Optimization
- Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Open-Source
tags_raw:
- FinOps
- Cost Optimization
- Cloud
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/optscale/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: optscale:optscale-authentication-api
  name: OptScale Authentication API
  description: User authentication and token management
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-cloud-accounts-api
  name: OptScale Cloud Accounts API
  description: Cloud account connections (AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, Kubernetes)
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Cloud Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-cloud-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-employees-api
  name: OptScale Employees API
  description: Organization employees and roles
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Employees
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-employees-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-expenses-api
  name: OptScale Expenses API
  description: Cost reporting and expense breakdowns
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Expenses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-expenses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-optimizations-api
  name: OptScale Optimizations API
  description: Optimization checklist runs and results
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Optimizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-optimizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-organizations-api
  name: OptScale Organizations API
  description: Organization management
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Organization
  tags_raw:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-pools-api
  name: OptScale Pools API
  description: Budget pools and limits
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Pools
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-pools-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-recommendations-api
  name: OptScale Recommendations API
  description: Cost optimization recommendations
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Recommendations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-recommendations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- aid: optscale:optscale-resources-api
  name: OptScale Resources API
  description: Cloud resources and assignment rules
  humanURL: https://hystax.com/optscale/
  baseURL: https://my.optscale.com/restapi/v2
  tags:
  - Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/optscale-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
common:
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale/blob/integration/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/optscale-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/optscale-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/optscale-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://hystax.com/optscale/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://hystax.com/documentation/optscale/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/hystax
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/hystax/optscale
- type: Integrations
  url: https://hystax.com/partners/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://my.optscale.com/llms.txt
- url: https://hystax.com/feed/
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: Hystax
- name: OptScale FinOps
- name: MLOps
- name: cloud migration
- name: disaster recovery
- name: Rasis Idris, Managing Director at RIXS
- name: Adrian Ma, COO
- name: sap-netweaver-logo
- name: SAP-HANA-logo
- name: oracle-logo
- name: Oracle-WebLogic-logo
- name: vmware-vsphere-logo
- name: Microsoft IIS-logo
- name: microsoft-active-directory-logo
- name: microsoft-exchange-server-logo
- name: microsoft-sql-server
- name: Apache Spark
- name: PostgreSQL-logo
- name: MySQL-Logo
- name: JBoss
- name: apache-tomcat-logo
- name: mongodb-logo
- name: Hadoop_logo
- name: asf_logo
- name: IBM Websphere
- name: NGINX-logo
- name: hbase-logo
- name: CouchDB-logo
- name: RedHat
- name: redis
- name: ubuntu-logo
- name: centos-logo
- name: airowire
- name: Cassandra-logo
- name: Xen-hypervisor-logo
- name: KVM-logo
- name: Stevie award
- name: OpenInfra Foundation Member
- name: Hystax joins the Linux Foundation
- name: linkedin media
- name: twitter
- name: facebook
- name: medium
- name: youtube
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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