Overview
Azure Cost Management helps you monitor, allocate, and optimize your Azure spending. It provides powerful tools for:
- Tracking daily, monthly, and forecasted costs.
- Creating budgets and alerts to stay within financial targets.
- Analyzing cost trends across subscriptions, resource groups, and tags.
- Exporting detailed usage data.
Key Concepts
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| Scope | The level (subscription, resource group, management group) at which cost data is evaluated. |
| Budget | A financial threshold set for a scope with optional alerts. |
| Tag | User-defined metadata used to categorize resources for cost allocation. |
| Export | Automated delivery of raw usage data to a storage account. |
Getting Started
- Navigate to the Getting Started guide.
- Enable Cost Management on your subscription.
- Configure your first budget and set up email alerts.
- Explore the Features page for advanced capabilities.