How are you handling multi-cloud cost reporting today?
Has anyone here struggled with multi-cloud cost analysis?
I'm a software engineer (not a FinOps specialist) and over the last few months I've been building a personal project around cloud cost analytics.
The idea actually came from conversations with colleagues and friends working with cloud platforms. A recurring complaint was how difficult it can be to get a consistent view of costs when multiple providers, accounts or distributors are involved, or to keep up with API changes.
While researching the problem, I discovered FOCUS and found the idea of a common cost and usage model extremely compelling.
I'm curious about real-world experiences.
For those managing costs across AWS, Azure and other providers:
- Do you rely mostly on native tools?
- Do you export everything into Power BI, Excel or internal dashboards?
- How do you handle cost attribution when tags are inconsistent or missing?
- Is multi-cloud cost analysis really painful in practice?
I'm trying to understand which problems practitioners actually consider worth solving.
Interested to hear how others are dealing with it.