Cost and Usage Types¶

Overview¶

CloudPi supports multiple cost views to align with finance and engineering reporting needs. Use the cost type that matches your reporting standard.

Common Cost Types¶

• Billed Cost: The invoiced amount from the cloud provider.
• Effective Cost: Cost after discounts, credits, or savings plan amortization.
• List Cost: The on-demand list price before discounts.

Where Cost Types Are Used¶

• Billing Hub filters and charts
• Dashboards and saved views
• Budgets and Forecasts

Best Practices¶

• Use Billed Cost for accounting and chargeback.
• Use Effective Cost for optimization and savings analysis.
• Use List Cost for capacity planning and pricing comparisons.