AWS Cost Explorer
Visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage over time.
Overview
AWS Cost Explorer has an easy-to-use interface that lets you visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage over time. Get started quickly by creating custom reports that analyze cost and usage data. Analyze your data at a high level or dive deeper into your cost and usage data to identify trends, pinpoint cost drivers, and detect anomalies.
✨ Key Features
- Cost and usage visualization
- Custom reporting
- Forecasting
- Saved reports
- Granular filtering (by service, tag, account, etc.)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Native integration with AWS services
- No additional cost
- Direct access to billing data
Unique Value: Provides a free, native way for all AWS customers to visualize, understand, and manage their AWS costs.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Provides detailed historical analysis of AWS costs and usage.
- Generates reports showing spending patterns over time.
- Helps identify cost drivers and anomalies.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Real-time cost alerting (better handled by AWS Budgets)
- Automated cost optimization actions
🏆 Alternatives
While third-party tools offer more advanced features and multi-cloud support, AWS Cost Explorer is the essential starting point for understanding AWS spend directly from the source.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Business, Enterprise On-Ramp, or Enterprise Support plan tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: The AWS Cost Explorer interface is available free of charge.
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