How to Build Your Own AWS Cost Explorer
Replace AWS Cost Explorer with a custom build. Visualize, understand, and manage your AWS costs and usage over time
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 15 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 6 categories. See all 15 features
Data Analysis(6 features)
Identify patterns via day-over-day, month-over-month, or year-over-year cost and usage analysis using graphs and tables
View costs and usage data with daily or monthly granularity for flexible analysis
Filter and group data by various dimensions such as member accounts and services to understand cost drivers
Understand spend for the past 14 days at hourly level to determine appropriate SP/RI commitment or understand peak hour usage
Perform multi-year historical data analysis at monthly granularity using up to 38 months of history to understand patterns and year-over-year changes
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Reporting(3 features)
Visual representation of AWS cost and usage over time using graphs and tables to facilitate quick insights and informed decisions
Get costs and usage information and business insights with preconfigured views
Save custom Cost Explorer reports along with filters and groupings for easy access. Includes preconfigured reports for monthly cost by service, by linked account, EC2 running hours, daily costs, and AWS Marketplace costs
AI(2 features)
AI-powered explanations help users understand how each forecast is calculated
Ask questions about AWS costs using natural language in Amazon Q Developer to receive easy-to-understand conversational responses
Forecasting(2 features)
Project future costs and usage based on historical and current cost and usage patterns
Create forecasts for future time ranges to estimate AWS bills and set alarms and budgets based on projections
Export(1 features)
Download filtered Cost Explorer views in CSV file format for offline access and easy sharing with team members
Integration(1 features)
Programmatic access to all features through API enabling automation of Cost Management tasks and direct access to the interactive ad-hoc analytics engine
Cost Calculator
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