Compare EC2 and S3 costs month by month for the last six months.
Use service and time filters to investigate the month in which spending increased.
Which resource is most appropriate?
AWS Cost Explorer filters and groups actual cost and usage by time, service, Region, and other dimensions.
Detailed explanation
Budgets can monitor a threshold, but it is not the primary interactive tool for comparing historical service costs.
Budgets can monitor a threshold, but it is not the primary interactive tool for comparing historical service costs.
Organizations manages accounts and consolidated billing, but it does not create the requested monthly cost chart.
Organizations manages accounts and consolidated billing, but it does not create the requested monthly cost chart.
Pricing Calculator estimates planned configurations; it does not analyze historical billing data.
Pricing Calculator estimates planned configurations; it does not analyze historical billing data.
Cost Explorer analyzes cost and usage by date range, service, Region, and other dimensions.
Cost Explorer analyzes cost and usage by date range, service, Region, and other dimensions.
Check official documentation
Compare the following points with the official documentation.
AWS Cost Explorerの公式ガイドで期間、サービス、グループ化による分析を確認する。
Official references
What to confirm
過去請求の比較・傾向分析にCost Explorerを選べる。
Key points
- Cost Explorer
- Time filter
- Service analysis
Notes
- Environment:
- Billing features, report formats, and prices can change; confirm current behavior in the AWS documentation before implementation.
Foundation review
Historical data
Cost Explorer analyzes incurred cost and usage, unlike a planning calculator.
Analysis dimensions
Combining time, service, and Region filters narrows the source of a change.