Google Cloud Cost Management
Control costs and unlock more value with your cloud investment
Overview
Google Cloud Cost Management is a collection of native tools within the Google Cloud Console designed to help users manage their cloud spend. Key components include Cloud Billing Reports for visualizing trends, the Cost Table for detailed analysis, Budgets and Alerts, and the Recommender, which uses AI to generate cost-saving suggestions. Users can also export billing data to BigQuery for deep, custom analysis.
✨ Key Features
- Cloud Billing Reports and Dashboards
- Cost Table for detailed analysis
- Budgets and programmable alerts
- AI-powered Recommender for optimization
- Billing export to BigQuery
- Committed Use Discount (CUD) analysis
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Natively integrated into Google Cloud
- Free to use
- Powerful BigQuery export for unlimited custom analysis
- AI-powered Recommender
Unique Value: Provides a powerful, free, and deeply integrated set of tools for GCP customers to control costs, with unique capabilities like the AI Recommender and BigQuery export.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Creating a dashboard in Looker Studio from BigQuery billing data
- Receiving an alert when a project's spend is forecasted to exceed its budget
- Applying an AI-driven recommendation to change a machine type
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Managing costs across AWS or Azure
- Organizations requiring a single pane of glass for multi-cloud spend
🏆 Alternatives
Offers unparalleled flexibility for custom analysis via BigQuery export compared to the more structured reporting of third-party tools, but lacks native support for other clouds.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Google Cloud Support Plans tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Free to use (costs may be incurred for associated services like BigQuery storage/queries)
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