Predefined Views

Overview

Finout provides a rich set of predefined views out of the box and saved views with preset filters and group-bys that give you instant visibility of standard cost drivers. These views reduce setup time, follow FinOps best practices, and provide consistent starting points for new and advanced users.

Each Predefined View is designed for a specific use case (such as AI costs, RDS compute analysis, or data transfer breakdowns) and remains static unless you choose to modify it. You can explore costs directly, apply filters across Finout’s features, or clone a view for further customization, enabling teams to quickly analyze spend and leverage best-practice views tailored to popular scenarios.

Predefined View Types

View Name	Description
AI Costs
GCP – AI Cost	Shows costs related to AI/ML services in Google Cloud.
AWS – AI Cost	Displays AI/ML usage and spend in AWS (e.g., SageMaker).
Azure – AI Cost	Tracks AI/ML workloads and spend in Microsoft Azure.
Cross-CSP Total AI Cost	Aggregates AI/ML costs across multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
OpenAI - Cost by Model	Shows costs broken down by model.
OpenAI - Cost by Token Type	Shows costs broken down by token type.
OpenAI - Cost by API Key	Shows costs broken down by API key.
Anthropic - Cost by Workspace Name	Shows costs broken down by workspace name.
Anthropic - Cost by Token Type	Shows costs broken down by token type.
Anthropic - Cost by Model	Shows costs broken down by model.
Anthropic - Cost by API Key Name	Shows costs broken down by API Key Name.
Cursor - Cost by Model	Shows costs broken down by model.
Cursor – Cost by User	Shows costs broken down by user.
Cursor – Cost by Kind	Shows costs broken down by charge kind
RDS
RDS Compute by Instance Family Type	Breaks down Amazon RDS compute costs by instance family (e.g., db.t3, db.r5).
RDS Compute by Purchase Option	Splits RDS compute costs by purchase type (On-Demand vs Reserved).
RDS Compute by Instance Type	Provides cost visibility at the RDS instance type level.
RDS Snapshot	Shows costs of Amazon RDS snapshots.
RDS Data Transfer (General)	Captures overall RDS data transfer costs.
RDS Data Transfer – Regional (Between A-Z)	Displays RDS data transfer costs between availability zones.
RDS Data Transfer – "Out To The Internet"	Shows RDS costs for data transferred to the internet.
RDS Data Transfer – Between Regions	Displays costs of RDS data transferred across AWS regions.
RDS EBS by Volume Type	Breaks down RDS storage costs by EBS volume type.
RDS EBS PIOPS	Displays costs for RDS EBS Provisioned IOPS volumes.
EC2
EC2 Compute by Instance Family Type	Breaks down Amazon EC2 compute spend by instance family (e.g., m5, c6g).
EC2 Compute by Instance Type	Provides cost visibility at the EC2 instance type level.
EC2 Compute by Purchase Option	Splits EC2 compute costs by purchase type (On-Demand vs Reserved vs Spot).
EC2 Snapshot	Shows costs of Amazon EC2 snapshots.
EC2 Data Transfer – Regional (Between A-Z)	Highlights EC2 data transfer costs between availability zones.
EC2 Data Transfer – "Out To The Internet"	Highlights EC2 data transfer charges for outbound traffic to the internet.
EC2 Data Transfer – Between Regions	Displays EC2 data transfer costs across AWS regions.
EC2 Data Transfer (General)	Provides an overview of all EC2 data transfer costs.
EC2 EBS by Volume Type	Breaks down EC2 storage costs by EBS volume type.
EC2 EBS PIOPS	Shows costs for EC2 EBS Provisioned IOPS volumes.
S3
S3 Data Transfer – "Out To The Internet"	Highlights costs for data transferred from Amazon S3 to the internet.
S3 Data Transfer – Between Regions	Displays S3 data transfer charges across AWS regions.
S3 Data Transfer (General)	Captures overall Amazon S3 data transfer spend.
S3 per Storage Tier	Breaks down storage costs by S3 tier (Standard, Infrequent Access, Glacier, etc.).
S3 per API Operations	Shows costs associated with S3 API requests (PUT, GET, LIST, etc.).
Datadog
Cost by sub product	Breaks down spend by sub-product categories within a service.
Cost by log index	Shows costs related to log indexing services (e.g., in observability tools).
Metric name waste	Identifies metrics generating costs but providing little/no value.
Snowflake
Snowflake - Database Name	Shows Snowflake cost grouped by database name.
Snowflake - Table Name	Shows Snowflake cost grouped by table name.
Snowflake - Cost Type	Shows Snowflake cost grouped by cost type.
Snowflake - Region	Shows Snowflake cost grouped by region.
Snowflake - Service Type	Shows Snowflake cost grouped by service type.
CircleCI
CircleCI - Cost by Project Name	Shows costs broken down by project name.
CircleCI – Cost by Workflow Name	Shows costs broken down by workflow name.
CircleCI – Cost by Job Name	Shows costs broken down by job name.
CircleCI – Cost by Resource Class	Shows costs broken down by resource class.
CircleCI – Failed Workflow Costs	Shows costs from failed workflows broken down by workflow name, helping identify which pipelines are driving waste from unsuccessful runs.
Global
Extended Support	Shows extended support charges broken down by service, filtered to extended support costs only. Use this to identify which end-of-life services are driving the most avoidable fees across your cloud environment.

Customize Predefined Views

1. In Finout, navigate the Megabill.

   
2. Click Select View, scroll down to Pre-defined View, and select a desired view.

   
3. Once the predefined view loads, click Save. The edit view appears.

   
4. Customize the view:

   1. Optionally enter a View Name

   2. Optionally set ACL read and write permissions as Public, Private, or Shared.

   3. Click Save. This will be added to your Custom Views.