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GCP's billing console shows you what you spent. CloudCostOptimizer tells you what's wrong and what to do about it.

5 min

Setup time

AI

Recommendations

Read-only

GCP access

GCP Console vs. CloudCostOptimizer

GCP's built-in billing tools are designed to show you invoices. We're designed to help you reduce them.

Capability
GCP Console
CloudCostOptimizer
Unified cost dashboard
Spread across 5+ screens
One view: services, projects, trends
AI-powered recommendations
VM rightsizing only (no context)
Claude analyses full spend; explains why + what to do
Anomaly / spike detection
None — only fixed-threshold budget alerts
Statistical z-score detection fires automatically
Waste detection
Not available
Surfaces zero-usage charges across all services
Cost trend by service
Requires navigating multiple menus
Top 5 services on one chart, any date range
Resource-level drill-down
Needs BigQuery + Looker Studio setup
Built-in: service → SKU → actual VM / bucket name
Budget tracking
Email alerts only at threshold
Visual progress bars per service, project, or total
Access for whole team
Billing Admin role = full access or nothing
Any teammate signs in with Google — no IAM changes
Natural language explanations
Raw numbers only
"Your BigQuery cost spiked 340% — likely a large ad-hoc scan"

Anomaly Detection

GCP has no spike detection. CCO uses statistical analysis to alert you when something unusual happens — before it becomes a big bill.

Waste Surfacing

GCP doesn't show you idle resources as a unified view. CCO finds everything charging you with zero usage in one screen.

Team Access

Sharing GCP billing access requires IAM changes and Billing Admin roles. CCO lets any teammate sign in with Google.

Everything You Need

Connect your GCP billing export once. Get instant visibility across all dimensions.

Cost Dashboards

KPI cards, service trend, project breakdown — all in one place with 7d / 30d / 90d / 12m views.

AI Recommendations

Claude analyses 30 days of spend and returns specific actions with estimated monthly savings.

Anomaly Detection

Statistical spike detection using z-scores. Finds unusual cost increases before they blow your budget.

Waste Detection

Automatically surfaces services charging you with zero measured usage — idle IPs, unused reservations, and more.

Budget Tracking

Set budgets by service, project, or total. Visual progress bars update in real time.

Read-Only & Secure

We request only read access to billing data. We never modify your GCP resources.

Up and Running in 5 Minutes

1

Sign in with Google

One click — no new accounts or passwords.

2

Connect your billing export

Authorize read-only access and point us to your BigQuery billing table.

3

See your insights

Dashboard, waste, anomalies, AI recommendations — all live immediately.

Ready to cut your GCP bill?

Free to get started. Connect your billing export and see your first insights in minutes.