Is it possible to view the actual spending and budget values for all accounts through CUDOS?

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I'm planning to set up CUDOS in my management/data collection account and have a quick question.

  1. Can I centrally view actual AWS billing costs alongside multiple forecasted budget values set for each accounts in my organization and compare both in CUDOS dashboard? Does the dashboard support this feature?
  2. Is it possible to generate cost reports based on AWS tags used in resources using CUDOS dashboard?
  3. If the above isn't possible, is there any other central dashboard that supports these two features?
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Hi,

Look at this blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cloud-financial-management/new-cost-and-usage-dashboard-powered-by-amazon-quicksight/

It explains how to customize the initial CUDOS if they don't exactly do what you want in their standard version.

Best,

Didier

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Hi Dhinesh,

Please go through the below steps once, I hope it will helps solve your issue.

AWS Cost and Usage Dashboard (CUDOS) does offer some advanced features for managing and visualizing costs, but it might not fully meet all your needs as described.

AWS Cost Explorer:

  • Forecasting and Budgeting: Provides forecasting capabilities and allows you to visualize and compare actual costs against forecasted budgets. It offers detailed reporting and can generate reports based on tags.
  • Custom Reports: You can create custom reports and dashboards to compare actual spending with budgeted amounts and analyze costs by tags.

AWS Budgets:

  • Centralized Budget Tracking: Allows you to set up budgets across your AWS organization and track actual spending against those budgets. You can receive alerts and view budget compliance at an organizational level.
  • Detailed Reporting: While not a dashboard per se, AWS Budgets integrates with Cost Explorer for detailed reporting.

AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR):

  • Detailed Data Export: Provides a comprehensive view of your AWS costs and usage. CUR can be used to create custom reports, including those based on tags and forecasted versus actual costs.
  • Integration with BI Tools: CUR can be integrated with BI tools like Amazon QuickSight for advanced analysis and visualization.
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