diff --git a/.changelog/16205.txt b/.changelog/16205.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d8bd47987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/16205.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:feature
+command: Adds the `operator usage instances` subcommand for displaying total services, connect service instances and billable service instances in the local datacenter or globally.
+```
diff --git a/agent/catalog_endpoint.go b/agent/catalog_endpoint.go
index 305b317db8..3e722e2860 100644
--- a/agent/catalog_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/catalog_endpoint.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	metrics "github.com/armon/go-metrics"
+	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics/prometheus"
 
 	cachetype "github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/cache-types"
diff --git a/agent/consul/operator_usage_endpoint.go b/agent/consul/operator_usage_endpoint.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b49ac60bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/consul/operator_usage_endpoint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package consul
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/acl"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/consul/state"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
+)
+
+// Usage returns counts for service usage within catalog.
+func (op *Operator) Usage(args *structs.OperatorUsageRequest, reply *structs.Usage) error {
+	reply.Usage = make(map[string]structs.ServiceUsage)
+
+	if args.Global {
+		remoteDCs := op.srv.router.GetDatacenters()
+		for _, dc := range remoteDCs {
+			remoteArgs := &structs.OperatorUsageRequest{
+				DCSpecificRequest: structs.DCSpecificRequest{
+					Datacenter: dc,
+					QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{
+						Token: args.Token,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			var resp structs.Usage
+			if _, err := op.srv.ForwardRPC("Operator.Usage", remoteArgs, &resp); err != nil {
+				op.logger.Warn("error forwarding usage request to remote datacenter", "datacenter", dc, "error", err)
+			}
+			if usage, ok := resp.Usage[dc]; ok {
+				reply.Usage[dc] = usage
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var authzContext acl.AuthorizerContext
+	authz, err := op.srv.ResolveTokenAndDefaultMeta(args.Token, structs.DefaultEnterpriseMetaInDefaultPartition(), &authzContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = authz.ToAllowAuthorizer().OperatorReadAllowed(&authzContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = op.srv.validateEnterpriseRequest(&args.EnterpriseMeta, false); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return op.srv.blockingQuery(
+		&args.QueryOptions,
+		&reply.QueryMeta,
+		func(ws memdb.WatchSet, state *state.Store) error {
+			// Get service usage.
+			index, serviceUsage, err := state.ServiceUsage(ws)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			reply.QueryMeta.Index, reply.Usage[op.srv.config.Datacenter] = index, serviceUsage
+			return nil
+		})
+}
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/usage.go b/agent/consul/state/usage.go
index cfb38232a9..5e3d7ce9cb 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/usage.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/usage.go
@@ -52,14 +52,6 @@ type UsageEntry struct {
 	Count int
 }
 
-// ServiceUsage contains all of the usage data related to services
-type ServiceUsage struct {
-	Services                int
-	ServiceInstances        int
-	ConnectServiceInstances map[string]int
-	EnterpriseServiceUsage
-}
-
 // NodeUsage contains all of the usage data related to nodes
 type NodeUsage struct {
 	Nodes int
@@ -128,6 +120,8 @@ func updateUsage(tx WriteTxn, changes Changes) error {
 			addEnterpriseServiceInstanceUsage(usageDeltas, change)
 
 			connectDeltas(change, usageDeltas, delta)
+			billableServiceInstancesDeltas(change, usageDeltas, delta)
+
 			// Construct a mapping of all of the various service names that were
 			// changed, in order to compare it with the finished memdb state.
 			// Make sure to account for the fact that services can change their names.
@@ -271,6 +265,53 @@ func connectDeltas(change memdb.Change, usageDeltas map[string]int, delta int) {
 	}
 }
 
+// billableServiceInstancesDeltas calculates deltas for the billable services. Billable services
+// are of "typical" service kind (i.e. non-connect or connect-native), excluding the "consul" service.
+func billableServiceInstancesDeltas(change memdb.Change, usageDeltas map[string]int, delta int) {
+	// Billable service instances = # of typical service instances (i.e. non-connect) + connect-native service instances.
+	// Specifically, it should exclude "consul" service instances from the count.
+	//
+	// If the service has been updated, then we check
+	// 	1. If the service name changed to or from "consul" and update deltas such that we exclude consul server service instances.
+	//     This case is a bit contrived because we don't expect consul service to change once it's registered (beyond changing its instance count).
+	//		a) If changed to "consul" -> decrement deltas by one
+	//		b) If changed from "consul" and it's not a "connect" service -> increase deltas by one
+	// 	2. If the service kind changed to or from "typical", we need to we need to update deltas so that we only account
+	//     for non-connect or connect-native instances.
+	if change.Updated() {
+		// When there's an update, the delta arg passed to this function is 0, and so we need to explicitly increment
+		// or decrement by 1 depending on the situation.
+		before := change.Before.(*structs.ServiceNode)
+		after := change.After.(*structs.ServiceNode)
+		// Service name changed away from "consul" means we now need to account for this service instances unless it's a "connect" service.
+		if before.ServiceName == structs.ConsulServiceName && after.ServiceName != structs.ConsulServiceName {
+			if after.ServiceKind == structs.ServiceKindTypical {
+				usageDeltas[billableServiceInstancesTableName()] += 1
+				addEnterpriseBillableServiceInstanceUsage(usageDeltas, after, 1)
+			}
+		}
+		if before.ServiceName != structs.ConsulServiceName && after.ServiceName == structs.ConsulServiceName {
+			usageDeltas[billableServiceInstancesTableName()] -= 1
+			addEnterpriseBillableServiceInstanceUsage(usageDeltas, before, -1)
+		}
+
+		if before.ServiceKind != structs.ServiceKindTypical && after.ServiceKind == structs.ServiceKindTypical {
+			usageDeltas[billableServiceInstancesTableName()] += 1
+			addEnterpriseBillableServiceInstanceUsage(usageDeltas, after, 1)
+		} else if before.ServiceKind == structs.ServiceKindTypical && after.ServiceKind != structs.ServiceKindTypical {
+			usageDeltas[billableServiceInstancesTableName()] -= 1
+			addEnterpriseBillableServiceInstanceUsage(usageDeltas, before, -1)
+		}
+	} else {
+		svc := changeObject(change).(*structs.ServiceNode)
+		// If it's not an update, only update delta if it's a typical service and not the "consul" service.
+		if svc.ServiceKind == structs.ServiceKindTypical && svc.ServiceName != structs.ConsulServiceName {
+			usageDeltas[billableServiceInstancesTableName()] += delta
+			addEnterpriseBillableServiceInstanceUsage(usageDeltas, svc, delta)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // writeUsageDeltas will take in a map of IDs to deltas and update each
 // entry accordingly, checking for integer underflow. The index that is
 // passed in will be recorded on the entry as well.
@@ -289,7 +330,7 @@ func writeUsageDeltas(tx WriteTxn, idx uint64, usageDeltas map[string]int) error
 				// large numbers.
 				delta = 0
 			}
-			err := tx.Insert(tableUsage, &UsageEntry{
+			err = tx.Insert(tableUsage, &UsageEntry{
 				ID:    id,
 				Count: delta,
 				Index: idx,
@@ -365,37 +406,43 @@ func (s *Store) PeeringUsage() (uint64, PeeringUsage, error) {
 
 // ServiceUsage returns the latest seen Raft index, a compiled set of service
 // usage data, and any errors.
-func (s *Store) ServiceUsage(ws memdb.WatchSet) (uint64, ServiceUsage, error) {
+func (s *Store) ServiceUsage(ws memdb.WatchSet) (uint64, structs.ServiceUsage, error) {
 	tx := s.db.ReadTxn()
 	defer tx.Abort()
 
 	serviceInstances, err := firstUsageEntry(ws, tx, tableServices)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
+		return 0, structs.ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	services, err := firstUsageEntry(ws, tx, serviceNamesUsageTable)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
+		return 0, structs.ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	serviceKindInstances := make(map[string]int)
 	for _, kind := range allConnectKind {
 		usage, err := firstUsageEntry(ws, tx, connectUsageTableName(kind))
 		if err != nil {
-			return 0, ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
+			return 0, structs.ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
 		}
 		serviceKindInstances[kind] = usage.Count
 	}
 
-	usage := ServiceUsage{
-		ServiceInstances:        serviceInstances.Count,
-		Services:                services.Count,
-		ConnectServiceInstances: serviceKindInstances,
+	billableServiceInstances, err := firstUsageEntry(ws, tx, billableServiceInstancesTableName())
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, structs.ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed billable services lookup: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	usage := structs.ServiceUsage{
+		ServiceInstances:         serviceInstances.Count,
+		Services:                 services.Count,
+		ConnectServiceInstances:  serviceKindInstances,
+		BillableServiceInstances: billableServiceInstances.Count,
 	}
 	results, err := compileEnterpriseServiceUsage(ws, tx, usage)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
+		return 0, structs.ServiceUsage{}, fmt.Errorf("failed services lookup: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	return serviceInstances.Index, results, nil
@@ -469,3 +516,7 @@ func firstUsageEntry(ws memdb.WatchSet, tx ReadTxn, id string) (*UsageEntry, err
 
 	return realUsage, nil
 }
+
+func billableServiceInstancesTableName() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("billable-%s", tableServices)
+}
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/usage_oss.go b/agent/consul/state/usage_oss.go
index a9b4d1c2fe..6279c10970 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/usage_oss.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/usage_oss.go
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ func addEnterpriseServiceUsage(map[string]int, map[structs.ServiceName]uniqueSer
 
 func addEnterpriseConnectServiceInstanceUsage(map[string]int, *structs.ServiceNode, int) {}
 
+func addEnterpriseBillableServiceInstanceUsage(map[string]int, *structs.ServiceNode, int) {}
+
 func addEnterpriseKVUsage(map[string]int, memdb.Change) {}
 
 func addEnterpriseConfigEntryUsage(map[string]int, memdb.Change) {}
 
-func compileEnterpriseServiceUsage(ws memdb.WatchSet, tx ReadTxn, usage ServiceUsage) (ServiceUsage, error) {
+func compileEnterpriseServiceUsage(ws memdb.WatchSet, tx ReadTxn, usage structs.ServiceUsage) (structs.ServiceUsage, error) {
 	return usage, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/usage_test.go b/agent/consul/state/usage_test.go
index 5c69cc2d55..b54e3dcfa0 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/usage_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/usage_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsageEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	for k := range usage.ConnectServiceInstances {
 		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[k])
 	}
+	require.Equal(t, 0, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 }
 
 func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage(t *testing.T) {
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 8, usage.ServiceInstances)
 	require.Equal(t, 2, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
 	require.Equal(t, 3, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+	require.Equal(t, 6, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 
 	testRegisterSidecarProxy(t, s, 16, "node2", "service2")
 
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_DeleteNode(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 4, usage.ServiceInstances)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
 	require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+	require.Equal(t, 3, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 
 	require.NoError(t, s.DeleteNode(4, "node1", nil, ""))
 
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_DeleteNode(t *testing.T) {
 	for k := range usage.ConnectServiceInstances {
 		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[k])
 	}
+	require.Equal(t, 0, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 }
 
 // Test that services from remote peers aren't counted in writes or deletes.
@@ -263,6 +267,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsagePeering(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, 3, usage.ServiceInstances)
 		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
 		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+		require.Equal(t, 2, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 	})
 
 	testutil.RunStep(t, "deletes", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsagePeering(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.ServiceInstances)
 		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
 		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +317,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_Restore(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, idx, uint64(9))
 	require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 2)
+	require.Equal(t, usage.BillableServiceInstances, 2)
 }
 
 func TestStateStore_Usage_updateUsage_Underflow(t *testing.T) {
@@ -411,6 +418,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, idx, uint64(2))
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, usage.BillableServiceInstances, 1)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("update service to be connect native", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -432,6 +440,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("update service to not be connect native", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -453,6 +462,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("rename service with a multiple instances", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -484,6 +494,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 2)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 3)
 		require.Equal(t, 2, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+		require.Equal(t, 3, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 
 		update := &structs.NodeService{
 			ID:      "service2",
@@ -502,6 +513,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 3)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 3)
 		require.Equal(t, 2, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[connectNativeInstancesTable])
+		require.Equal(t, 3, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 
 	})
 }
@@ -528,6 +540,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingConnectProxy(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 1)
 		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
+		require.Equal(t, 0, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("rename service with a multiple instances", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -554,6 +567,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingConnectProxy(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 2)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 3)
 		require.Equal(t, 2, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
+		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 
 		update := &structs.NodeService{
 			ID:      "service3",
@@ -569,6 +583,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Usage_ServiceUsage_updatingConnectProxy(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, usage.Services, 3)
 		require.Equal(t, usage.ServiceInstances, 3)
 		require.Equal(t, 1, usage.ConnectServiceInstances[string(structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy)])
+		require.Equal(t, 2, usage.BillableServiceInstances)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics.go b/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics.go
index de15f497b3..9f1a928fb8 100644
--- a/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics.go
+++ b/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics.go
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ var Gauges = []prometheus.GaugeDefinition{
 		Name: []string{"state", "config_entries"},
 		Help: "Measures the current number of unique configuration entries registered with Consul, labeled by Kind. It is only emitted by Consul servers. Added in v1.10.4.",
 	},
+	{
+		Name: []string{"state", "billable_service_instances"},
+		Help: "Total number of billable service instances in the local datacenter.",
+	},
 }
 
 type getMembersFunc func() []serf.Member
diff --git a/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss.go b/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss.go
index 6330707c12..884363b2aa 100644
--- a/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss.go
+++ b/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/consul/state"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 )
 
 func (u *UsageMetricsReporter) emitNodeUsage(nodeUsage state.NodeUsage) {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func (u *UsageMetricsReporter) emitMemberUsage(members []serf.Member) {
 	)
 }
 
-func (u *UsageMetricsReporter) emitServiceUsage(serviceUsage state.ServiceUsage) {
+func (u *UsageMetricsReporter) emitServiceUsage(serviceUsage structs.ServiceUsage) {
 	metrics.SetGaugeWithLabels(
 		[]string{"consul", "state", "services"},
 		float32(serviceUsage.Services),
@@ -96,6 +97,11 @@ func (u *UsageMetricsReporter) emitServiceUsage(serviceUsage state.ServiceUsage)
 		float32(serviceUsage.ServiceInstances),
 		u.metricLabels,
 	)
+	metrics.SetGaugeWithLabels(
+		[]string{"state", "billable_service_instances"},
+		float32(serviceUsage.BillableServiceInstances),
+		u.metricLabels,
+	)
 
 	for k, i := range serviceUsage.ConnectServiceInstances {
 		metrics.SetGaugeWithLabels(
diff --git a/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss_test.go b/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss_test.go
index 951f1c3df4..002fc2a81c 100644
--- a/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/usagemetrics/usagemetrics_oss_test.go
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@ var baseCases = map[string]testCase{
 					{Name: "kind", Value: "connect-native"},
 				},
 			},
+			"consul.usage.test.state.billable_service_instances;datacenter=dc1": {
+				Name:  "consul.usage.test.state.billable_service_instances",
+				Value: 0,
+				Labels: []metrics.Label{
+					{Name: "datacenter", Value: "dc1"},
+				},
+			},
 			// --- kv ---
 			"consul.usage.test.consul.state.kv_entries;datacenter=dc1": { // Legacy
 				Name:   "consul.usage.test.consul.state.kv_entries",
@@ -598,6 +605,13 @@ var baseCases = map[string]testCase{
 					{Name: "kind", Value: "connect-native"},
 				},
 			},
+			"consul.usage.test.state.billable_service_instances;datacenter=dc1": {
+				Name:  "consul.usage.test.state.billable_service_instances",
+				Value: 0,
+				Labels: []metrics.Label{
+					{Name: "datacenter", Value: "dc1"},
+				},
+			},
 			// --- kv ---
 			"consul.usage.test.consul.state.kv_entries;datacenter=dc1": { // Legacy
 				Name:   "consul.usage.test.consul.state.kv_entries",
@@ -1176,6 +1190,13 @@ func TestUsageReporter_emitServiceUsage_OSS(t *testing.T) {
 			{Name: "kind", Value: "connect-native"},
 		},
 	}
+	nodesAndSvcsCase.expectedGauges["consul.usage.test.state.billable_service_instances;datacenter=dc1"] = metrics.GaugeValue{
+		Name:  "consul.usage.test.state.billable_service_instances",
+		Value: 3,
+		Labels: []metrics.Label{
+			{Name: "datacenter", Value: "dc1"},
+		},
+	}
 	nodesAndSvcsCase.expectedGauges["consul.usage.test.consul.state.config_entries;datacenter=dc1;kind=ingress-gateway"] = metrics.GaugeValue{ // Legacy
 		Name:  "consul.usage.test.consul.state.config_entries",
 		Value: 3,
diff --git a/agent/consul/xdscapacity/capacity.go b/agent/consul/xdscapacity/capacity.go
index 686ac0c484..31fb53ea92 100644
--- a/agent/consul/xdscapacity/capacity.go
+++ b/agent/consul/xdscapacity/capacity.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/consul/state"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib/retry"
 )
@@ -206,5 +205,5 @@ func (c *Controller) countProxies(ctx context.Context) (<-chan error, uint32, er
 
 type Store interface {
 	AbandonCh() <-chan struct{}
-	ServiceUsage(ws memdb.WatchSet) (uint64, state.ServiceUsage, error)
+	ServiceUsage(ws memdb.WatchSet) (uint64, structs.ServiceUsage, error)
 }
diff --git a/agent/http_register.go b/agent/http_register.go
index b0ff2c353a..5af1e52fe1 100644
--- a/agent/http_register.go
+++ b/agent/http_register.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func init() {
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/raft/transfer-leader", []string{"POST"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorRaftTransferLeader)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/raft/peer", []string{"DELETE"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorRaftPeer)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/keyring", []string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorKeyringEndpoint)
+	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/usage", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorUsage)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/autopilot/configuration", []string{"GET", "PUT"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorAutopilotConfiguration)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/autopilot/health", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorServerHealth)
 	registerEndpoint("/v1/operator/autopilot/state", []string{"GET"}, (*HTTPHandlers).OperatorAutopilotState)
diff --git a/agent/operator_endpoint.go b/agent/operator_endpoint.go
index 9baf0e8b87..132f9e9a44 100644
--- a/agent/operator_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/operator_endpoint.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	external "github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/grpc-external"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/proto/pboperator"
 
@@ -366,6 +367,43 @@ func (s *HTTPHandlers) OperatorAutopilotState(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *htt
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (s *HTTPHandlers) OperatorUsage(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	metrics.IncrCounterWithLabels([]string{"client", "api", "operator_usage"}, 1,
+		s.nodeMetricsLabels())
+
+	var args structs.OperatorUsageRequest
+
+	if err := s.parseEntMetaNoWildcard(req, &args.EnterpriseMeta); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if done := s.parse(resp, req, &args.Datacenter, &args.QueryOptions); done {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	if _, ok := req.URL.Query()["global"]; ok {
+		args.Global = true
+	}
+
+	// Make the RPC request
+	var out structs.Usage
+	defer setMeta(resp, &out.QueryMeta)
+RETRY_ONCE:
+	err := s.agent.RPC(req.Context(), "Operator.Usage", &args, &out)
+	if err != nil {
+		metrics.IncrCounterWithLabels([]string{"client", "rpc", "error", "operator_usage"}, 1,
+			s.nodeMetricsLabels())
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if args.QueryOptions.AllowStale && args.MaxStaleDuration > 0 && args.MaxStaleDuration < out.LastContact {
+		args.AllowStale = false
+		args.MaxStaleDuration = 0
+		goto RETRY_ONCE
+	}
+	out.ConsistencyLevel = args.QueryOptions.ConsistencyLevel()
+	metrics.IncrCounterWithLabels([]string{"client", "api", "success", "operator_usage"}, 1,
+		s.nodeMetricsLabels())
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func stringIDs(ids []raft.ServerID) []string {
 	out := make([]string, len(ids))
 	for i, id := range ids {
diff --git a/agent/operator_endpoint_oss_test.go b/agent/operator_endpoint_oss_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95c8ea8078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/operator_endpoint_oss_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+//go:build !consulent
+// +build !consulent
+
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestOperator_Usage(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("too slow for testing.Short")
+	}
+
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := NewTestAgent(t, "")
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/operator/usage", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Register a few services
+	require.NoError(t, upsertTestService(a.RPC, "", "dc1", "web", "test-node", "", func(svc *structs.NodeService) {
+		svc.ID = "web1"
+	}))
+	require.NoError(t, upsertTestService(a.RPC, "", "dc1", "web", "test-node", "", func(svc *structs.NodeService) {
+		svc.ID = "web2"
+	}))
+	require.NoError(t, upsertTestService(a.RPC, "", "dc1", "db", "test-node", ""))
+	require.NoError(t, upsertTestService(a.RPC, "", "dc1", "web-proxy", "test-node", "", func(svc *structs.NodeService) {
+		svc.Kind = structs.ServiceKindConnectProxy
+		svc.Proxy = structs.ConnectProxyConfig{
+			DestinationServiceName: "web",
+			DestinationServiceID:   "web1",
+		}
+	}))
+
+	// Add connect-native service to check that we include it in the billable service instances
+	require.NoError(t, upsertTestService(a.RPC, "", "dc1", "connect-native-app", "test-node", "", func(svc *structs.NodeService) {
+		svc.Connect.Native = true
+	}))
+
+	raw, err := a.srv.OperatorUsage(httptest.NewRecorder(), req)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expected := map[string]structs.ServiceUsage{
+		"dc1": {
+			Services:         5,
+			ServiceInstances: 6,
+			ConnectServiceInstances: map[string]int{
+				"connect-native":      1,
+				"connect-proxy":       1,
+				"ingress-gateway":     0,
+				"mesh-gateway":        0,
+				"terminating-gateway": 0,
+			},
+			// 4 = 6 total service instances - 1 connect proxy - 1 consul service
+			BillableServiceInstances: 4,
+		},
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, expected, raw.(structs.Usage).Usage)
+}
+
+func upsertTestService(rpc rpcFn, secret, datacenter, name, node, partition string, modifyFuncs ...func(*structs.NodeService)) error {
+	req := structs.RegisterRequest{
+		Datacenter:     datacenter,
+		Node:           node,
+		SkipNodeUpdate: true,
+		Service: &structs.NodeService{
+			ID:      name,
+			Service: name,
+			Port:    8080,
+		},
+		WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{Token: secret},
+	}
+
+	for _, modify := range modifyFuncs {
+		modify(req.Service)
+	}
+
+	var out struct{}
+	return rpc(context.Background(), "Catalog.Register", &req, &out)
+}
diff --git a/agent/structs/structs.go b/agent/structs/structs.go
index 1e4fe58ea7..5329526d29 100644
--- a/agent/structs/structs.go
+++ b/agent/structs/structs.go
@@ -629,6 +629,12 @@ func (r *DCSpecificRequest) CacheMinIndex() uint64 {
 	return r.QueryOptions.MinQueryIndex
 }
 
+type OperatorUsageRequest struct {
+	DCSpecificRequest
+
+	Global bool
+}
+
 type ServiceDumpRequest struct {
 	Datacenter         string
 	ServiceKind        ServiceKind
@@ -2240,6 +2246,21 @@ type IndexedServices struct {
 	QueryMeta
 }
 
+type Usage struct {
+	Usage map[string]ServiceUsage
+
+	QueryMeta
+}
+
+// ServiceUsage contains all of the usage data related to services
+type ServiceUsage struct {
+	Services                 int
+	ServiceInstances         int
+	ConnectServiceInstances  map[string]int
+	BillableServiceInstances int
+	EnterpriseServiceUsage
+}
+
 // PeeredServiceName is a basic tuple of ServiceName and peer
 type PeeredServiceName struct {
 	ServiceName ServiceName
diff --git a/agent/structs/structs_oss.go b/agent/structs/structs_oss.go
index 68d6f7ed4d..0dcd9d77b0 100644
--- a/agent/structs/structs_oss.go
+++ b/agent/structs/structs_oss.go
@@ -169,3 +169,5 @@ func (t *Intention) HasWildcardDestination() bool {
 func (s *ServiceNode) NodeIdentity() Identity {
 	return Identity{ID: s.Node}
 }
+
+type EnterpriseServiceUsage struct{}
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 7a17ddee82..772f8693b0 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ type QueryOptions struct {
 	// This can be used to ensure a full service definition is returned in the response
 	// especially when the service might not be written into the catalog that way.
 	MergeCentralConfig bool
+
+	// Global is used to request information from all datacenters. Currently only
+	// used for operator usage requests.
+	Global bool
 }
 
 func (o *QueryOptions) Context() context.Context {
@@ -895,6 +899,9 @@ func (r *request) setQueryOptions(q *QueryOptions) {
 	if q.MergeCentralConfig {
 		r.params.Set("merge-central-config", "")
 	}
+	if q.Global {
+		r.params.Set("global", "")
+	}
 
 	r.ctx = q.ctx
 }
diff --git a/api/operator_usage.go b/api/operator_usage.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d07e774d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/operator_usage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package api
+
+type Usage struct {
+	// Usage is a map of datacenter -> usage information
+	Usage map[string]ServiceUsage
+}
+
+// ServiceUsage contains information about the number of services and service instances for a datacenter.
+type ServiceUsage struct {
+	Services                int
+	ServiceInstances        int
+	ConnectServiceInstances map[string]int
+
+	// Billable services are of "typical" service kind (i.e. non-connect or connect-native),
+	// excluding the "consul" service.
+	BillableServiceInstances int
+
+	// A map of partition+namespace to number of unique services registered in that namespace
+	PartitionNamespaceServices map[string]map[string]int
+
+	// A map of partition+namespace to number of service instances registered in that namespace
+	PartitionNamespaceServiceInstances map[string]map[string]int
+
+	// A map of partition+namespace+kind to number of service-mesh instances registered in that namespace
+	PartitionNamespaceConnectServiceInstances map[string]map[string]map[string]int
+
+	// A map of partition+namespace to number of billable instances registered in that namespace
+	PartitionNamespaceBillableServiceInstances map[string]map[string]int
+}
+
+// Usage is used to query for usage information in the given datacenter.
+func (op *Operator) Usage(q *QueryOptions) (*Usage, *QueryMeta, error) {
+	r := op.c.newRequest("GET", "/v1/operator/usage")
+	r.setQueryOptions(q)
+	rtt, resp, err := op.c.doRequest(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	defer closeResponseBody(resp)
+	if err := requireOK(resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	qm := &QueryMeta{}
+	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
+	qm.RequestTime = rtt
+
+	var out *Usage
+	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return out, qm, nil
+}
diff --git a/api/operator_usage_test.go b/api/operator_usage_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b2be5aa06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/operator_usage_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestAPI_OperatorUsage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	c, s := makeClient(t)
+	defer s.Stop()
+	s.WaitForSerfCheck(t)
+
+	registerService := func(svc *AgentService) {
+		reg := &CatalogRegistration{
+			Datacenter: "dc1",
+			Node:       "foobar",
+			Address:    "192.168.10.10",
+			Service:    svc,
+		}
+		if _, err := c.Catalog().Register(reg, nil); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	registerService(&AgentService{
+		ID:      "redis1",
+		Service: "redis",
+		Port:    8000,
+	})
+	registerService(&AgentService{
+		ID:      "redis2",
+		Service: "redis",
+		Port:    8001,
+	})
+	registerService(&AgentService{
+		Kind:    ServiceKindConnectProxy,
+		ID:      "proxy1",
+		Service: "proxy",
+		Port:    9000,
+		Proxy:   &AgentServiceConnectProxyConfig{DestinationServiceName: "foo"},
+	})
+	registerService(&AgentService{
+		ID:      "web-native",
+		Service: "web",
+		Port:    8002,
+		Connect: &AgentServiceConnect{Native: true},
+	})
+
+	usage, _, err := c.Operator().Usage(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, usage.Usage, "dc1")
+	require.Equal(t, 4, usage.Usage["dc1"].Services)
+	require.Equal(t, 5, usage.Usage["dc1"].ServiceInstances)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]int{
+		"connect-native":      1,
+		"connect-proxy":       1,
+		"ingress-gateway":     0,
+		"mesh-gateway":        0,
+		"terminating-gateway": 0,
+	}, usage.Usage["dc1"].ConnectServiceInstances)
+	require.Equal(t, 3, usage.Usage["dc1"].BillableServiceInstances)
+}
diff --git a/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances.go b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df997022ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances.go
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+package instances
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"text/tabwriter"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/flags"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+)
+
+func New(ui cli.Ui) *cmd {
+	c := &cmd{UI: ui}
+	c.init()
+	return c
+}
+
+type cmd struct {
+	UI    cli.Ui
+	flags *flag.FlagSet
+	http  *flags.HTTPFlags
+	help  string
+
+	// flags
+	onlyBillable   bool
+	onlyConnect    bool
+	allDatacenters bool
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) init() {
+	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.onlyBillable, "billable", false, "Display only billable service info.")
+	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.onlyConnect, "connect", false, "Display only Connect service info.")
+	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.allDatacenters, "all-datacenters", false, "Display service counts from "+
+		"all datacenters.")
+
+	c.http = &flags.HTTPFlags{}
+	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags())
+	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ServerFlags())
+	c.help = flags.Usage(help, c.flags)
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
+	if err := c.flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	if l := len(c.flags.Args()); l > 0 {
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Too many arguments (expected 0, got %d)", l))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// Create and test the HTTP client
+	client, err := c.http.APIClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error connecting to Consul agent: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	billableTotal := 0
+	var datacenterBillableTotals []string
+	usage, _, err := client.Operator().Usage(&api.QueryOptions{Global: c.allDatacenters})
+	if err != nil {
+		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error fetching usage information: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+	for dc, usage := range usage.Usage {
+		billableTotal += usage.BillableServiceInstances
+		datacenterBillableTotals = append(datacenterBillableTotals,
+			fmt.Sprintf("%s Billable Service Instances: %d", dc, usage.BillableServiceInstances))
+	}
+
+	// Output billable service counts
+	if !c.onlyConnect {
+		c.UI.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Billable Service Instances Total: %d", billableTotal))
+		sort.Strings(datacenterBillableTotals)
+		for _, datacenterTotal := range datacenterBillableTotals {
+			c.UI.Output(datacenterTotal)
+		}
+
+		c.UI.Output("\nBillable Services")
+		billableOutput, err := formatServiceCounts(usage.Usage, true, c.allDatacenters)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.UI.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+		c.UI.Output(billableOutput + "\n")
+	}
+
+	// Output Connect service counts
+	if !c.onlyBillable {
+		c.UI.Output("Connect Services")
+		connectOutput, err := formatServiceCounts(usage.Usage, false, c.allDatacenters)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.UI.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+		c.UI.Output(connectOutput)
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func formatServiceCounts(usageStats map[string]api.ServiceUsage, billable, showDatacenter bool) (string, error) {
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(&output, 0, 2, 6, ' ', 0)
+	var serviceCounts []serviceCount
+
+	for datacenter, usage := range usageStats {
+		if billable {
+			serviceCounts = append(serviceCounts, getBillableInstanceCounts(usage, datacenter)...)
+		} else {
+			serviceCounts = append(serviceCounts, getConnectInstanceCounts(usage, datacenter)...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	sortServiceCounts(serviceCounts)
+
+	if showDatacenter {
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Datacenter\t")
+	}
+	if showPartitionNamespace {
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Partition\tNamespace\t")
+	}
+	if !billable {
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Type\t")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Services\t")
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Service instances\n")
+
+	serviceTotal := 0
+	instanceTotal := 0
+	for _, c := range serviceCounts {
+		if showDatacenter {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t", c.datacenter)
+		}
+		if showPartitionNamespace {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t%s\t", c.partition, c.namespace)
+		}
+		if !billable {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t", c.serviceType)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%d\t", c.services)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%d\n", c.instanceCount)
+
+		serviceTotal += c.services
+		instanceTotal += c.instanceCount
+	}
+
+	// Show total counts if there's multiple rows because of datacenter or partition/ns view
+	if showDatacenter || showPartitionNamespace {
+		if showDatacenter {
+			fmt.Fprint(tw, "\t")
+		}
+		if showPartitionNamespace {
+			fmt.Fprint(tw, "\t\t")
+		}
+		fmt.Fprint(tw, "\t\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Total")
+		if showPartitionNamespace {
+			fmt.Fprint(tw, "\t")
+			if showDatacenter {
+				fmt.Fprint(tw, "\t")
+			}
+		}
+
+		if billable {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "\t%d\t%d\n", serviceTotal, instanceTotal)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "\t\t%d\n", instanceTotal)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := tw.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error flushing tabwriter: %s", err)
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(output.String()), nil
+}
+
+type serviceCount struct {
+	datacenter    string
+	partition     string
+	namespace     string
+	serviceType   string
+	instanceCount int
+	services      int
+}
+
+// Sort entries by datacenter > partition > namespace
+func sortServiceCounts(counts []serviceCount) {
+	sort.Slice(counts, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if counts[i].datacenter != counts[j].datacenter {
+			return counts[i].datacenter < counts[j].datacenter
+		}
+		if counts[i].partition != counts[j].partition {
+			return counts[i].partition < counts[j].partition
+		}
+		if counts[i].namespace != counts[j].namespace {
+			return counts[i].namespace < counts[j].namespace
+		}
+		return counts[i].serviceType < counts[j].serviceType
+	})
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) Synopsis() string {
+	return synopsis
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) Help() string {
+	return c.help
+}
+
+const (
+	synopsis = "Display service instance usage information"
+	help     = `
+Usage: consul usage instances [options]
+
+  Retrieves usage information about the number of services registered in a given
+  datacenter. By default, the datacenter of the local agent is queried.
+
+  To retrieve the service usage data:
+
+      $ consul usage instances
+
+  To show only billable service instance counts:
+
+      $ consul usage instances -billable
+
+  To show only connect service instance counts:
+
+      $ consul usage instances -connect
+
+  For a full list of options and examples, please see the Consul documentation.
+`
+)
diff --git a/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_oss.go b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_oss.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6845630d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_oss.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//go:build !consulent
+// +build !consulent
+
+package instances
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/acl"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+)
+
+const showPartitionNamespace = false
+
+func getBillableInstanceCounts(usage api.ServiceUsage, datacenter string) []serviceCount {
+	return []serviceCount{
+		{
+			datacenter:    datacenter,
+			partition:     acl.DefaultPartitionName,
+			namespace:     acl.DefaultNamespaceName,
+			instanceCount: usage.BillableServiceInstances,
+			services:      usage.Services,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func getConnectInstanceCounts(usage api.ServiceUsage, datacenter string) []serviceCount {
+	var counts []serviceCount
+
+	for serviceType, instanceCount := range usage.ConnectServiceInstances {
+		counts = append(counts, serviceCount{
+			datacenter:    datacenter,
+			partition:     acl.DefaultPartitionName,
+			namespace:     acl.DefaultNamespaceName,
+			serviceType:   serviceType,
+			instanceCount: instanceCount,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return counts
+}
diff --git a/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_oss_test.go b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_oss_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01a6e5e57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_oss_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+//go:build !consulent
+// +build !consulent
+
+package instances
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestUsageInstances_formatServiceCounts(t *testing.T) {
+	usageBasic := map[string]api.ServiceUsage{
+		"dc1": {
+			Services:         10,
+			ServiceInstances: 35,
+			ConnectServiceInstances: map[string]int{
+				"connect-native":      1,
+				"connect-proxy":       3,
+				"ingress-gateway":     4,
+				"mesh-gateway":        2,
+				"terminating-gateway": 5,
+			},
+			BillableServiceInstances: 20,
+		},
+	}
+
+	usageMultiDC := map[string]api.ServiceUsage{
+		"dc1": {
+			Services:         10,
+			ServiceInstances: 35,
+			ConnectServiceInstances: map[string]int{
+				"connect-native":      1,
+				"connect-proxy":       3,
+				"ingress-gateway":     4,
+				"mesh-gateway":        2,
+				"terminating-gateway": 5,
+			},
+			BillableServiceInstances: 20,
+		},
+		"dc2": {
+			Services:         23,
+			ServiceInstances: 11,
+			ConnectServiceInstances: map[string]int{
+				"connect-native":      9,
+				"connect-proxy":       8,
+				"ingress-gateway":     7,
+				"mesh-gateway":        6,
+				"terminating-gateway": 0,
+			},
+			BillableServiceInstances: 33,
+		},
+	}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name             string
+		usageStats       map[string]api.ServiceUsage
+		showDatacenter   bool
+		expectedBillable string
+		expectedConnect  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "basic",
+			usageStats: usageBasic,
+			expectedBillable: `
+Services      Service instances
+10            20`,
+			expectedConnect: `
+Type                     Service instances
+connect-native           1
+connect-proxy            3
+ingress-gateway          4
+mesh-gateway             2
+terminating-gateway      5`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "multi-datacenter",
+			usageStats:     usageMultiDC,
+			showDatacenter: true,
+			expectedBillable: `
+Datacenter      Services      Service instances
+dc1             10            20
+dc2             23            33
+                              
+Total           33            53`,
+			expectedConnect: `
+Datacenter      Type                     Service instances
+dc1             connect-native           1
+dc1             connect-proxy            3
+dc1             ingress-gateway          4
+dc1             mesh-gateway             2
+dc1             terminating-gateway      5
+dc2             connect-native           9
+dc2             connect-proxy            8
+dc2             ingress-gateway          7
+dc2             mesh-gateway             6
+dc2             terminating-gateway      0
+                                         
+Total                                    45`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			billableOutput, err := formatServiceCounts(tc.usageStats, true, tc.showDatacenter)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(tc.expectedBillable), billableOutput)
+
+			connectOutput, err := formatServiceCounts(tc.usageStats, false, tc.showDatacenter)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(tc.expectedConnect), connectOutput)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_test.go b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aabf030e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/operator/usage/instances/usage_instances_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package instances
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testrpc"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestUsageInstancesCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("too slow for testing.Short")
+	}
+
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t, ``)
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+	testrpc.WaitForTestAgent(t, a.RPC, "dc1")
+
+	// Add another 2 services for testing
+	if err := a.Client().Agent().ServiceRegister(&api.AgentServiceRegistration{
+		Name:    "testing",
+		Port:    8080,
+		Address: "127.0.0.1",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := a.Client().Agent().ServiceRegister(&api.AgentServiceRegistration{
+		Name:    "testing2",
+		Port:    8081,
+		Address: "127.0.0.1",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui)
+	args := []string{
+		"-http-addr=" + a.HTTPAddr(),
+	}
+	code := c.Run(args)
+	if code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad exit code %d: %s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+	output := ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	require.Contains(t, output, "Billable Service Instances Total: 2")
+}
diff --git a/command/operator/usage/usage.go b/command/operator/usage/usage.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae0d01dbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/operator/usage/usage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package usage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/flags"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+)
+
+func New() *cmd {
+	return &cmd{}
+}
+
+type cmd struct{}
+
+func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
+	return cli.RunResultHelp
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) Synopsis() string {
+	return synopsis
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) Help() string {
+	return flags.Usage(help, nil)
+}
+
+const synopsis = "Provides cluster-level usage information"
+const help = `
+Usage: consul operator usage <subcommand> [options] [args]
+
+  This command has subcommands for displaying usage information. The subcommands
+  default to working with services registered with the local datacenter.
+
+  For more examples, ask for subcommand help or view the documentation.
+`
diff --git a/command/registry.go b/command/registry.go
index beaa3bf43e..8def9aca96 100644
--- a/command/registry.go
+++ b/command/registry.go
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ import (
 	operraftlist "github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/operator/raft/listpeers"
 	operraftremove "github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/operator/raft/removepeer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/operator/raft/transferleader"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/operator/usage"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/operator/usage/instances"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/peering"
 	peerdelete "github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/peering/delete"
 	peerestablish "github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/peering/establish"
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@ func RegisteredCommands(ui cli.Ui) map[string]mcli.CommandFactory {
 		entry{"operator raft list-peers", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return operraftlist.New(ui), nil }},
 		entry{"operator raft remove-peer", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return operraftremove.New(ui), nil }},
 		entry{"operator raft transfer-leader", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return transferleader.New(ui), nil }},
+		entry{"operator usage", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return usage.New(), nil }},
+		entry{"operator usage instances", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return instances.New(ui), nil }},
 		entry{"peering", func(cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return peering.New(), nil }},
 		entry{"peering delete", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return peerdelete.New(ui), nil }},
 		entry{"peering generate-token", func(ui cli.Ui) (cli.Command, error) { return peergenerate.New(ui), nil }},