# AWS Cost Explorer Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 AWS Cost Explorer Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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AWS Cost Explorer

## What is AWS Cost Explorer?

Cloud management solution that helps businesses generate reports to analyze and manage AWS usage data as well as costs.

## What is AWS Cost Explorer used for?

[Cloud Management](https://www.capterra.com/cloud-management-software/)

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Based on 21 user reviews

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Negative

0%

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### AWS Cost Explorer

4.8 (21)

VS.

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Starting Price

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Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.6 (21)

Ease Of Use

4.6 (2,259)

Value For Money

4.6 (18)

Value For Money

4.6 (1,741)

Customer Service

4.6 (19)

Customer Service

4.8 (1,684)

## AWS Cost Explorer alternatives

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$10.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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Starting price

$395.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

97%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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[4.7 (2,259)](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/reviews/)

Starting price

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Pricing Options

Free Trial

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User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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[4.2 (30)](https://www.capterra.com/p/178657/Lotus-Notes-to-Office-365/reviews/)

Starting price

$299.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

73%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Reporting & Statistics

4.6 (12)

91.67% of 12 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Cost Management

4.8 (11)

100.00% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand

Monitoring

4.3 (11)

100.00% of 11 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Anomaly Detection

4.3 (9)

77.78% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Automatically identify unusual behavior

Data Visualization

4.4 (9)

88.89% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Graphical representation of data

Performance Analysis

4.4 (9)

88.89% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

AWS Cost Explorer 11 features

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Automatically identify unusual behavior

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Assessment of resource optimization and capacity availability across the environment

Manage budgets, track and optimize spending and align capacity to workload demand

Graphical representation of data

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Allows businesses to monitor and secure applications and workloads across multiple public clouds

Monitor and analyze the performance and status of a server or system/application

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Features

4.7 (21)

4.7

Based on 21 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.6 (18)

### Starting price

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Free trial  
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Value for money

4.6 (18)

4.6

Based on 18 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.6 (19)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.6 (19)

4.6

Based on 19 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.8

Based on 21 reviews

Filter by rating

5(16)

4(5)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

AU

Anonymous User

Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "Useful within the AWS ecosystem"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

December 17, 2025

Pros

Very useful to discover how you spend money on AWS and helpful to setup alerts to help you understand if something is going wrong.

Cons

It could go much more in details to let you understand precisely where your money are spent (which machine, which network, etc)

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Head Of Development

Graphic Design

### "Essential for cost management"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 3, 2025

Pros

Once it's setup you can get very granular detail on all of your AWS spending and it's the only place you can actually see all of your resources! You can also link it with AWS Athena to query the data.

Cons

I don't understand why it's not enabled by default, it seems like something that everyone using AWS would want to have setup

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Student Engineer

Machinery

### "Helpful Cost Tracking Tool"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

November 18, 2025

Overall, AWS Cost Explorer was helpful for tracking cloud costs, offering clear insights, though some areas felt complex to navigate.

Pros

I liked AWS Cost Explorer’s clear visual breakdowns and filters, which made it easy to track spending and understand cost trends

Cons

Some reports felt cluttered, and navigating deeper cost details wasn’t always intuitive, making analysis take longer than expected.

Review source

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Wes P.

Principal Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "Using AWS Cost Explorer is a no-brainer. "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

October 28, 2025

My overall experience has been very positive. AWS CE has been extremely effective at allowing me to lower my net AWS bill.

Pros

AWS Cost Explorer allows me to minimize how much I pay for AWS. It's reports make it clear what pricing model gives me the most value.

Cons

Steep learning curve for complex report, Difficult to do real time data analysis as there's a lag in data propagation.

Review source

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Yashshvi S.

student

Education Management

### " Good for Cost Tracking, but Needs UI Improvements"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

October 21, 2025

AWS Cost Explorer is a good tool to track and control cloud spending. It provides good value, seamless integration with AWS tools, and advanced data management features. It is hindered by a high learning curve, occasional glitches, and low support responsiveness. All in all, it's good for cost awareness but can be improved in usability and support.

Pros

• Provides good value for money since it's part of AWS and evades extra licensing costs. • It becomes second nature to use after you are familiar with the user interface; filtering and grouping are powerful. • Strong data management with detailed breakup on service, tags, or accounts. • Cloud integrations with other AWS services such as Budgets and CloudWatch enable better monitoring of costs.

Cons

• The experience with customer support is sluggish in relation to the swiftness of matters concerning expenditure. • The user interface is occasionally bug-prone and glitchy when importing big datasets while exporting from report sheets. • It is not so user-friendly for new customers, and service-level detail occasionally requires specific endeavors. and Reliable and stable within AWS ecosystem, but limited to AWS only

Review source

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CZ

Collett Z.

Owner operator

Consumer Services

### "My trusted advisor !"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

May 15, 2025

Everything works as it should and more . I am a happy customer and Happy to have came across aws cost explore . A must have software !!

Pros

Reduction of cost and @ no cost ! Win win !

Cons

No complaints or negative to offer with aws cost explore . Hands down top rating here

Review source

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NA

Niharika A.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Financial Services

### "Visualizing AWS Costs Made Simple"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 6, 2025

Pros

Clear Visuals: Graphs and filters help break down cost by service, account, or tag. Save views for recurring analysis (monthly, daily, hourly). Basic projections for upcoming costs and usage trends. Linked Account View: Consolidated billing visibility in orgs. Tag-based Filtering: Useful for chargeback or internal cost tracking.

Cons

Slow UI and it can be laggy with large data sets or filters. Limited Granularity and hard to drill into deep resource-level costs. Up to 24-hour lag in usage reporting. Not great for detailed budgeting or long-term predictions. Not ideal for teams wanting to script or integrate reports (you'll need Cost & Usage Reports + Athena or APIs).

Review source

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MA

Mohammad arshad k.

Devops Lead

Computer Software

### "Review on Cost Explorer"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

March 18, 2025

it was pretty good and quite informative about the resource that i use and the charges that incurs

Pros

one please dashboard where i can see all my charges that are getting incured in my account also helps us monitor the resources usages and there changes accordingly

Cons

I can only view but cant take any action from that dashboard

Review source

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SY

sahil y.

Cloud Specialist

Information Technology and Services

### "Aws Cost explorer : an end to end service to monitor your cloud spent"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 25, 2025

Exceptionally great tool to use and monitor the cloud spent , the budget feature helps to keep the budgets in line align with cost optimization hub which helps in rightsizing and maximizing the savings opportunity

Pros

accurate calculation along with service wise bifurcation which help to understand the overall cloud expenses

Cons

Complex billing structure which could be tedious for someone who is not well versed with the configuration

Review source

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Emanuel M.

Developer

Internet

### "AWS Cost Explorer"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 10, 2025

I used it to estimate web projects, instances, buckets, etc. Very useful for understanding the cost-benefit of using AWS tools.

Pros

I liked the functionality of estimating a cost for a product you use or that you already use, making it possible to create reports and analyses.

Cons

The amount of information and language, although it is very intuitive, it ends up having many features and the only English language on the interface.

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Iddy H.

Solution Architect

Information Technology and Services

### "Cost Insights Tool"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 4, 2025

The filtering and forecasting features help me to plan budgets and identify potential savings, which is crucial for me to managing cloud costs efficiently.

Pros

AWS Cost Explorer is a powerful tool for analyzing and managing cloud costs

Cons

Cost data isn’t always real-time; it can take up to 24 hours to update, making it hard to track expenses instantly.

Review source

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JR

josh r.

Administrator

Information Technology and Services

### "User testimony"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 3, 2025

absolutely loved it. Gave me a a view of how much resources i've used

Pros

smooth and easy to use. Used it to build my project

Cons

nothing absolutely. It was very easy to use and i like the functionalities

Review source

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SB

Swaibu B.

AWS Solution Architecture

Computer & Network Security

### "AWS Cost Explorer"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

February 3, 2025

AWS Cost Explorer is a useful tool for tracking and optimizing cloud costs. It offers clear visualizations and forecasting. Still, it could benefit from more real-time data and advanced customization options.

Pros

Its intuitive interface and powerful cost visualization tools make it easy to analyze and optimize AWS spending.

Cons

Limited real-time data and customization options for detailed cost analysis.

Review source

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MS

Mohsin S.

Founding SE

Computer Software

### "AWS Cost Explorer is the way to go."

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 23, 2024

10/10, great solution which helps the common user plan for a full years budget by just clicking a few selections.

Pros

The ease and accuracy of it. It helped me time and time again with budgeting and getting costs approved.

Cons

Make it easier to switch regions with the same data.

Review source

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JC

Justin C.

Quality Analyst

Airlines/Aviation

### "My experience using AWS Cost Explorer"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 6, 2024

Pros

The forecasting reports are very useful!

Cons

No complaints as of now. My experience has been great!

Review source

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AD

Anmol D.

CyberSecurity Analyst

Information Technology and Services

### "AWS Cost Explorer"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 1, 2023

Pros

With AWS cost explorer we are managing our monthly estimated budget for services and how much time needs to be spent on which client.We get the exact budget and estimated budget for the month with region-wise separated.

Cons

There is a need to add service wise estimates because as of now only monthly estimate is there not service-wise.which will help user to more focus how to save money and stop the unnecessary service

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SA

Sakthi A.

System Administrator

Computer Software

### "Good service for get and analyse the usage and cost of AWS services"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 30, 2022

Good service

Pros

Its very useful for which AWS service are getting more bills in our account and we can find what are the services using in our account.

Cons

Based on our usage its very useful to reduce our usage cost.

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Senior Developer

Internet

### "if you have a farm for your customer it's necessary"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

December 28, 2022

Pros

we used for our mfarm where we have the customers'application, they have several aws services in several clusters, so it helps to estimate their expenses and reach a right price

Cons

I would probably improve the interface, generally i don't love aws product interfaces, they are plain but too full of informations

Switched from

[AWS Key Management Service (KMS)](https://www.capterra.com/p/245516/AWS-Key-Management-Service-KMS/)

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SO

Sunkanmi O.

System Support Enginner

Information Technology and Services

### "Overview of Cost Usage in AWS"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 21, 2022

Pros

The tool can be configured to give alert organizations or a user when you exceed a certain quota or usage.It gives.A consolidated report to view and analyze cost usage is also available.

Cons

None I have seen but I would suggest more insights are given regarding the costs to help non-core IT users to understand.

Review source

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AT

Asuka T.

Engineer

Information Technology and Services

### "サービス・ＡＺごとの価格が無料で確認できる！"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

December 21, 2022

Pros

サービスとＡＺごとに月別の価格を確認できます。つまり、ざっくりと「ストレージ」という大別だけでなく、細かく利用料を確認することができます。

Cons

ＡＷＳ内のツール名（「ＥＣ２」など）ではなく、特有の命名に則っているので、何のツールに紐づくサービス名なのか、最初は慣れる必要があります。

Reasons for choosing AWS Cost Explorer

ＡＷＳのサービスを既に利用していたため。

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Teacher

Education Management

### "Explore your AWS expenses"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

November 11, 2022

Pros

Easy to navigate through and find the detailed costs of the AWS products you used.

Cons

I'm already comfortable using AWS Cost Explorer. I provides all what I need.

Review source

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