CloudKeeper Lens for Azure
A Comprehensive Visibility Platform for
Smarter Azure Cost Management
Simplifying Azure Cost Monitoring for Every Team
Skip the hassle of switching between Azure cost management tools. CloudKeeper Lens brings
role-specific cost insights into one platform for every team.
role-specific cost insights into one platform for every team.
Finance“Are we on track to stay within budget?”Month-end cost forecasts and same-period comparisons across all subscriptions and cost centers.
FinOps“Is everyone working from the same cost data?”A single source of truth for cost allocation, tagged and untagged resources, marketplace spend, and exportable reports.
Engineering“Which service or resource caused the cost spike?”Daily service and resource-level cost breakdowns, with comparator highlights, to quickly identify the sources of cost changes.
DevOps“Are we using the right pricing models?”On-Demand, Reservation, and Savings Plan split by service, along with cost views by region, plan tier, and OS type.
CloudKeeper Lens Goes Beyond Native Azure Tools
CloudKeeper Lens transforms Azure cost data into actionable insights. Every stakeholder gets the context they need to make informed business decisions without relying on multiple native tools.
Problem
Cost data is fragmented across subscriptions and tenants. Cost changes are easy to miss without actively monitoring dashboards. Azure billing is difficult to interpret across meter categories and subcategories. Reporting takes manual effort with exports and spreadsheet preparation.CloudKeeper Lens Solution
Unified cost visibility across subscriptions and tenants with Multi-Account Visibility (MAV) and User Management.
Color-Coded Cost Heatmap highlights cost increases or decreases in the 0–5% and >5% ranges as they occur.
Intuitive cost hierarchy from subscription to resource group, meter category or subcategory, region, and pricing model.
One-click summary and detailed Excel reports, ready for every team.
How Does CloudKeeper Lens Simplify Azure Cost Management?
CloudKeeper Lens turns raw Azure billing exports into decision-ready dashboards, giving every stakeholder granular cost
visibility, personalized reporting, and the analytics needed for a clear understanding of Azure spend.
visibility, personalized reporting, and the analytics needed for a clear understanding of Azure spend.
- Billing SummaryStart with a complete overview of your Azure spending.
Track monthly, month-to-date, and forecasted spend. Compare current costs with previous billing periods. Switch between daily, weekly, and monthly views.
- Service-Specific Cost DashboardsSee which Azure services contribute the most to your cloud bill. Analyze costs across major Azure services. Compare service-wise spend across billing periods. Identify services with increasing cost trends.
- Budget Alerts & Cost NotificationsStay informed before unexpected costs impact your budget. Configure alerts for budget thresholds and spending anomalies. Receive cost notifications through Slack and Email. Investigate unusual spending patterns as they occur.
- MAV and User ManagementOrganize Azure cost visibility around your organizational structure. Group accounts into Multi-Account Views (MAVs). Grant users role-based access to relevant accounts. Apply MAVs across dashboards, reports, and exports.
Custom Spend Reports
Create reports that match the way your organization tracks, allocates, and analyzes
Azure costs across teams and business units.
Resource-Wise Cost Reports
Pinpoint exactly where your Azure spend originates.
- Analyze costs by resource group and individual services.
- Granular insight into highest cost-driving Azure resources.
- Trace spending from subscription to resource level.
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Easy Signup and Onboarding
The signup process is just a few clicks away.
Configure Azure Cost Export
Set up a one-time Azure Cost Export to securely deliver billing data to your Azure Storage account.
Grant Read-Only Access
Provide CloudKeeper with read-only access to your storage account using standard Azure roles that you can revoke at any time.
Start Exploring Lens
CloudKeeper processes your billing data, and your Azure cost dashboards are ready to use.
Plan and Pricing
Choose the plan that best fits your Azure environment and get started with a trusted Microsoft Azure Partner.
- For CloudKeeper AZ customers
Free access
to CloudKeeper Lens for customers who onboard with CloudKeeper AZ - For others
30-day free trial!
2% of your monthly Azure bill after the trial period
Pro tip: Looking to maximize your Azure savings? CloudKeeper AZ combines guaranteed Azure cost optimization, unlimited cloud support, and complimentary access to CloudKeeper Lens from CloudKeeper, a trusted Microsoft Azure Partner.
Ready to Simplify Azure Cost Management?
Put an agentic FinOps consultant in the hands of every team. Just ask, act & analyze!
Our CloudKeeper Lens - Azure Customers
Why choose CloudKeeper as
your Cloud Cost Optimization Partner?
15+
Years of
Cloud Expertise
20%
Average Cloud
Savings Delivered
350+
Certified Engineers
& Architects
500+
Global
Customers
“Cost savings kicked in immediately and were reflected in the next month’s bill. A second set of savings came in the longer term is due to the team, process and the tools that highlighted the areas we might look in to save money.”
“Having access to experts whenever we need them in terms of new services, infrastructure & if we’re trying something new, CloudKeeper has the capability to support us. ”
“After onboarding in just 1-2 days, you get recommendations by Cloudkeeper about the gaps & leakage you have in your AWS account, underutilized resources, data transfer leakage, RI utilization & alert mechanisms which helps in further savings.”
Steven Thurlow CEO
Prateek Baheti Head of Technology
Dipesh Garg DevOps Lead
Recognized by the Best in the Industry for
End-to-End Cloud Cost Optimization
Major Player in MarketScape’s Worldwide FinOps Cloud Cost Optimization Assessment.
Major Player in FinOps Cost Management Products PEAK Matrix Assessment 2025.
Notable Vendor in Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services - Midmarket Global.
Product Challenger in APAC for AWS Ecosystem Partners 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Arrow1.How do I simplify Azure cost management? Q1. How do I simplify Azure cost management?
With CloudKeeper Lens, you can turn complex billing data into intuitive dashboards and reports. It gives you a clear view of cloud spend, highlights cost trends and key cost drivers, and helps you monitor budgets and identify savings opportunities, all from a single platform.
- Arrow2.How is CloudKeeper Lens different from native Azure Cost Management + Billing? Q2. How is CloudKeeper Lens different from native Azure Cost Management + Billing?
Azure Cost Management + Billing gives you raw spend data at the subscription level. CloudKeeper Lens sits on top of that — adding resource-level granularity, role-based dashboards, cross-team budget alerting, and export-ready reporting, all without the engineering effort of building it yourself.
- Arrow3.Can I monitor Azure costs at the resource level? Q3. Can I monitor Azure costs at the resource level?
Yes. CloudKeeper Lens supports Azure cost monitoring from subscription and resource group down to individual resources. You can quickly identify the exact resources contributing to your Azure bill.
- Arrow4.Which Azure services does CloudKeeper Lens support? Q4. Which Azure services does CloudKeeper Lens support?
CloudKeeper Lens provides cost visibility across major Azure services, including Virtual Machines, Storage and Blob Storage, SQL Database, App Service, Azure Functions, Log Analytics, Networking, and more. Dedicated dashboards are available for selected services.
- Arrow5.Does CloudKeeper Lens provide budget alerts and cost notifications? Q5. Does CloudKeeper Lens provide budget alerts and cost notifications?
Yes. CloudKeeper Lens lets you configure alerts for budget thresholds, cost deviations, daily cost summaries, and unusual spending movement, helping teams respond before costs impact monthly budgets.
- Arrow6.Is CloudKeeper Lens suitable for teams beyond Finance? Q6. Is CloudKeeper Lens suitable for teams beyond Finance?
Yes. Unlike many Azure cost management tools, CloudKeeper Lens provides role-specific dashboards for Finance, Engineering, Product, DevOps, and FinOps teams, ensuring every team has the insights they need from a single platform.
- Arrow7.Why choose CloudKeeper as your Microsoft Azure Partner? Q7. Why choose CloudKeeper as your Microsoft Azure Partner?
CloudKeeper is a trusted Microsoft Azure Partner that helps organizations optimize Azure spend through CloudKeeper AZ and CloudKeeper Lens. Customers benefit from guaranteed Azure cost optimization, unlimited cloud support, and comprehensive Azure cost visibility.
- Arrow8.Can I export Azure cost reports from CloudKeeper Lens? Q8. Can I export Azure cost reports from CloudKeeper Lens?
Yes. CloudKeeper Lens allows you to export detailed Azure cost reports, including resource-level analysis, service-specific breakdowns, and other cost insights for offline review and collaboration.
- Arrow9.How long does it take to set up CloudKeeper Lens? Q9. How long does it take to set up CloudKeeper Lens?
Getting started takes only a few minutes. Connect your Azure environment, grant access to your billing data, and CloudKeeper Lens automatically prepares your dashboards for Azure cost analysis.
- Arrow10.How can I sign up for a free trial? Q10. How can I sign up for a free trial?
You can start with a 30-day free trial to explore CloudKeeper Lens. Sign up today and discover how our Azure cost management platform helps you monitor, analyze, and optimize Azure spend with confidence.
- Arrow11.Is a dedicated Azure cost management tool worth it, or is native Azure Cost Management enough? Q11. Is a dedicated Azure cost management tool worth it, or is native Azure Cost Management enough?
For small, single-team Azure environments, native Azure Cost Management + Billing is often enough. Once you're running multiple subscriptions across multiple teams, the gap shows up fast - no resource-level granularity, no role-specific views, and no cross-team budget alerting. That's usually the point when a dedicated platform starts paying for itself.
- Arrow12.What are the biggest drivers of Azure cloud costs? Q12. What are the biggest drivers of Azure cloud costs?
Common Azure cost drivers include Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Storage, SQL Databases, Networking, Data Transfer, Azure Functions, and Log Analytics. Monitoring usage across these services helps identify optimization opportunities.
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