One workload, four costs. Move the sliders and see how ListCost, ContractedCost, BilledCost and EffectiveCost react — month by month, row by row, and what the right commitment size really is.
ListCost
$0
Public price
ContractedCost
$0
After negotiated rates
BilledCost
$0
This month's invoice
EffectiveCost
$0
What it really cost
Savings vs list
0%
ListCost - EffectiveCost
Utilisation
0%
of committed hours used
From list price to what you really pay
Each step is one FOCUS concept. Hover a bar for the amount.
Commitment health
Two numbers every FinOps team tracks.
0%
Utilisation
0%
Coverage
Invoice vs reality, month by month
BilledCost follows the invoice. EffectiveCost spreads the commitment over the term.
BilledCostEffectiveCost
Where the hours go
Usage split by CommitmentDiscountStatus.
Used (covered)On-demandUnused
Find the right commitment size
EffectiveCost for every possible commitment size, at your usage. Click anywhere on the curve to set the commitment.
EffectiveCostNo commitment (ContractedCost)
What the FOCUS rows look like
This month, as it would appear in a FOCUS Cost and Usage dataset.
ChargeCategory
CommitmentDiscountStatus
PricingQuantity
ListCost
ContractedCost
BilledCost
EffectiveCost
Simplified teaching model: one SKU, flat usage, one commitment. List and Contracted totals use the accrual basis (the Purchase row is left out so savings are not counted twice). Purchase and unused rows show "—" for List and Contracted to keep the demo readable; see the commitment-discount examples in the FOCUS spec for full row detail.
ListCost
ListUnitPrice x PricingQuantity The public, undiscounted price. Your baseline for every saving.
ContractedCost
ContractedUnitPrice x PricingQuantity Price after negotiated discounts. Equals ListCost if nothing was negotiated.
BilledCost
as invoiced in the billing period Covered usage is billed at 0 — the money sits on the Purchase row.
EffectiveCost
amortised cost of what you used Spreads purchases onto the usage they cover. Best for showback and unit economics.
Go further
Turn FOCUS data into decisions
This dashboard shows one workload. Real FinOps work means allocating thousands of rows across teams, clouds and SaaS tools. Learn it hands-on with Cloud Institute Canada.