Documentation Index
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Overview
The Cost Explorer is a deep-dive view into your cloud spending at the service level. Where the Cost Dashboard gives you a monthly health summary, the Cost Explorer lets you slice costs by date range, sort and filter by any metric, and inspect growth rates and confidence scores for every service — all in one place. The page is account-scoped. Select an account from the top navigation before loading data.Date Range
Use the date picker to select any historical range. Partial months are detected automatically: a warning banner appears showing each month’s coverage (e.g. “Oct: 15/31 days — Partial”) so you can tell at a glance whether figures represent full months or partial periods.Service Table
The main table lists every service that recorded spend in the selected range. Each row shows:| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Service | Service name as reported by the provider |
| Total Cost | Total spend for this service across the full date range |
| Avg Monthly | Total cost divided by the number of months with data |
| Peak Month | The highest single-month cost |
| Trend | Direction of cost change: Increasing, Stable, or Decreasing |
| CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate — the annualised growth rate of this service’s costs |
| Total Change | Percentage change from first to last month in the range |
| Confidence | Reliability of the trend and CAGR calculation based on data completeness |
| MoM | Month-over-month change: current month vs last month |
| Anomaly | Flag indicating whether an anomaly was detected for this service |
Provider Filter
Use the provider filter dropdown to show only services from a specific cloud provider. The filter uses heuristic matching on the service name — useful when you have multiple providers connected and want to isolate one.Partial Month Warning
When your date range includes partial months, a dismissible banner explains which months are incomplete and by what percentage. Partial months affect averages and growth rate calculations — the warning helps you interpret figures correctly.Growth Metrics
Growth metrics are calculated from the monthly cost time series for each service. They require at least two months of data to be meaningful.CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
CAGR measures the average annual growth rate of a service’s costs over the selected period, ignoring month-to-month volatility. A service growing steadily from 200/month over 12 months has a CAGR of approximately 100%.- Positive CAGR — service costs are growing year-over-year
- Negative CAGR — service costs are declining
- Near-zero CAGR — service is stable
Total Change
The percentage change from the first month in the range to the last. Unlike CAGR, this is a simple point-to-point comparison and does not account for the path taken.Confidence
| Level | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🟢 High | 6+ months of data; trend is reliable |
| 🔵 Medium | 3–5 months of data; trend is directionally useful |
| 🟡 Low | 1–2 months of data; CAGR may be misleading |
| ⚪ Insufficient | Not enough data to calculate |
Portfolio Analytics
When portfolio analytics are available for the selected account and range, a collapsible panel on the right sidebar shows portfolio-level risk metrics derived from the full service set:| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Portfolio CAGR | Overall growth rate across all services combined |
| Diversification Score | 0–100 score measuring how spread spending is across services. Higher = better diversified |
| Concentration Index | Mathematical measure of spend concentration across services. Lower = more diversified |
| Top 3 Concentration | Percentage of total spend held by the three largest services |
| Risk Level | Low / Medium / High / Critical — overall portfolio risk assessment |
| Resilience Score | How well the portfolio would absorb a spike in any one service |
| New vs Existing Services | Split between services that appeared in the period vs services that already existed |
Adaptive Risk Status
The adaptive risk model recalibrates periodically based on recent spending patterns. When the model detects a significant trend change or flags that recalibration is needed, an indicator appears in the analytics status panel.Cost Concentration Panel
The concentration panel ranks the top services by their share of total portfolio spend, with a visual bar for each. Services representing more than 30% of total spend are flagged as potential single points of failure.Analytics Table View
Switch to the Analytics tab to see a filterable, sortable table combining growth metrics with risk indicators for every service. This view adds:- Risk Level filter — show only Critical, High, Medium, or Low risk services
- Anomaly filter — show only services with detected anomalies
- Confidence filter — filter by data reliability
- Trend filter — Increasing, Stable, or Decreasing
- Health Status filter — from the service health categorisation
Monthly Breakdown View
Switch to the Monthly tab to see a month-by-month cost matrix: services as rows, months as columns, with each cell showing that service’s spend in that month. Use this view to spot which specific months drove cost changes for any service.Exporting
Use the Export button to download the current filtered and sorted view as a CSV file. For large datasets, an advanced export modal offers additional options including export type (summary, detailed, analytics) and metadata inclusion.Rate Limit Handling
If the daily API call limit for your plan is reached, a rate limit banner replaces the error state and explains when the limit resets. Partial data collected before the limit was hit is still shown rather than discarded.Related Features
Cost Dashboard
Monthly executive summary with service health and burn rate.
Service Explorer
Filter and sort services with full analytics and anomaly flags.
Daily Spend
Day-by-day breakdown with sparklines and DoD change.
AI Insights
Ask natural language questions about growth drivers and portfolio health.