GCP Cost Management
Control costs and unlock more value with Google Cloud.
Overview
Google Cloud Cost Management is the collective term for the built-in tools that help you manage your GCP spend. This includes cost reporting and dashboards, budgets and alerts, and optimization recommendations. A key feature is the Recommender, which automatically identifies opportunities for savings, such as rightsizing VMs, deleting idle resources, and using Preemptible or Spot VMs. It also provides tools for managing Committed Use Discounts (CUDs).
✨ Key Features
- Cost analysis reports and dashboards
- Budgets and alerts
- Committed Use Discount (CUD) analysis and recommendations
- Rightsizing recommendations
- Idle resource identification
- Recommendations for using Spot VMs
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Native integration with GCP billing and services
- No additional cost
- Proactive recommendations from the Recommender AI
Unique Value: Provides a free, powerful, and natively integrated set of tools to control and optimize Google Cloud costs, powered by Google's own AI.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- GCP cost analysis and optimization
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations needing automated execution of recommendations or multi-cloud visibility.
🏆 Alternatives
While it lacks the multi-cloud and advanced automation features of third-party tools, it offers deep, AI-driven recommendations specific to GCP at no cost.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Premium Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Free to use for all GCP customers.
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