Get a full set of cloud cost management capabilities
Monitor cloud spending
Track resource usage and manage costs across all your clouds with a single, unified view, and access rich operational and financial insights to make informed decisions.
Learn about cost analysisIncrease organizational accountability
Implement governance policies for effective enterprise cloud cost management, and increase accountability with budgets, cost allocation, and chargebacks.
Learn how to create budgetsOptimize cloud efficiency
Improve the return on your cloud investment by using continuous cost optimization and industry best practices.
Learn best practicesManage your Azure and AWS spending
Manage costs across Azure and AWS from a single location. Get insights based on data from both clouds to simplify your cost management processes.
Unmatched security and compliance to keep your data safe and consistently accessible
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- We employ more than 3,500 security experts focused on securing your data and privacy.
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Azure Cost Management and Billing pricing
Azure Cost Management and Billing for Azure is available at no additional cost. Azure Cost Management for AWS is charged at 1 percent of the total AWS managed spend at general availability, and free during preview.
Documentation and training
Developer documentation and quickstarts
Learn how to use Azure Cost Management and Billing APIs to add cloud cost data to your applications, and learn how to use the Power BI connectors to create custom dashboards.
Training videos
Microsoft engineers walk you through the Azure Cost Management and Billing features.
Watch videosAzure billing documentation
Learn how to manage your Azure billing account including granting others access, viewing and downloading your invoice and usage data, paying your invoice, and other billing-related actions.
Learn moreStart using Azure Cost Management and Billing today
Community and Azure support
Ask questions and get support from Microsoft engineers and Azure community experts on MSDN Forum and Stack Overflow, or contact Azure support.
Optimize and save more
Learn to optimize your costs from a consolidated set of resources available to you in one place to help you take control over your spending needs. Learn more by visiting Cost Optimization.
Financial governance best practices
Learn how to implement financial governance as part of your overall governance strategy. Read best practices for designing your governance strategy, which includes cost management, and take an assessment to get started.
Over 70 percent of Azure enterprise customers are using Azure Cost Management and Billing
Global energy management leader uses Azure Cost Management and Billing to monitor cloud costs
"We see value in Azure Cost Management and Billing added as a service on the Azure portal, as we can now view cost information under a single pane of glass."
Alexis Chauvin, Ops Tech Lead, IoT & Digital Transformation, Schneider Electric
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates, blogs, and announcements
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March 30, 2021
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February 24, 2021
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January 26, 2021
Azure Cost Management and Billing updates – January 2021
Frequently asked questions about Azure Cost Management and Billing
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Cloudyn will be deprecated by the end of 2020. Existing Cloudyn features are being integrated directly into the Azure portal. With the exception of customers in the Cloud Solution Provider program (CSP), Cloudyn won’t be onboarding new customers. Cloudyn Support will remain available until it is fully deprecated. For more information visit, Choose between Azure Cost Management and Cloudyn.
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No, Azure Cost Management is on by default for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Pay-As-You-Go customers.
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No, but the process of replicating Cloudyn dashboards in Azure Cost Management and Billing is very similar. You’ll be able to take advantage of the integration with other Azure services and features, including Azure Policy, management groups, and action groups.
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Azure Cost Management and Billing should be ready for Cloud Solution Providers in the second half of 2019.
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Azure Cost Management and Billing includes Azure service and third-party Azure Marketplace usage, and purchases including reservations. All costs are based on your negotiated prices, and data is refreshed every four hours. Learn more about Azure Cost Management and Billing data.