Cloud Cost FAQs

Question 1

What is Cloud Cost and which providers does it support?

Accepted Answer

Cloud Cost is a multi-cloud pricing comparison tool that allows you to instantly compare compute, storage, egress, and Kubernetes costs across major cloud providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You can interact with it using natural language queries.

Question 2

Can I estimate the cost of an entire workload or plan migrations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Cloud Cost includes a powerful Workload Calculator to estimate full costs for custom setups including compute, storage, egress, and Kubernetes across different clouds. It also offers tools to help calculate potential savings when planning a migration between providers.

Question 3

Does Cloud Cost require API keys for my cloud accounts?

Accepted Answer

No, Cloud Cost does not require any API keys or credentials for your personal cloud accounts. All pricing data is sourced from publicly available APIs, ensuring ease of use and privacy for cost comparisons.

Question 4

How accurate and real-time is the pricing data?

Accepted Answer

Cloud Cost retrieves its pricing data from publicly available APIs and data sources, including instances.vantage.sh, Azure Retail Prices API, and Oracle Cloud Price List API. All major providers support real-time pricing refresh, ensuring you have the most current information for your comparisons.

Question 5

What are some key cost advantages when comparing OCI with Cloud Cost?

Accepted Answer

Cloud Cost often highlights OCI's advantages, which include a generous 10TB/month free egress (significantly more than competitors), free Kubernetes control planes for basic clusters, uniform global pricing, and a robust 'Always Free' tier with compute and RAM resources.

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