Step 1 - Create an Account
- To get started, create a Vantage account.
- Optionally, you can upgrade to a paid plan to unlock additional features and track higher amounts of cloud infrastructure costs. View the Vantage Pricing page for all pricing and plan details. All paid plans have an option to trial the service before committing to a subscription.
Step 2 - Connect Providers
Next, create a data integration between at least one of your providers and Vantage. Detailed integration documentation is linked for each of the providers below.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Vantage integrates with your GCP account through a service account, providing Vantage with read-only access to an organization’s cost data. Following the creation of the role with the appropriate permissions, Vantage will initiate the synchronization of cost data and resource metadata.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Vantage integrates with your GCP account through a service account, providing Vantage with read-only access to an organization’s cost data. Following the creation of the role with the appropriate permissions, Vantage will initiate the synchronization of cost data and resource metadata.
OTHER PROVIDERSVantage will be launching support for additional cloud infrastructure providers in the future. If you have a particular provider that you would like supported, please reach out to support@vantage.sh.
Step 3 - View Ingested Costs and Create Cost Reporting Resources
Once you create some provider integrations, Vantage will automatically begin ingesting billing information for your account. The default landing page in the Vantage console is the Overview page. This page serves as an executive-level summary, providing a comprehensive snapshot of the cost metrics that matter most to you.Next Steps - After Your First Integration Imports
After connecting a provider and waiting for the initial import to complete, use the checklist below to get the most out of Vantage.Verify your integration status
Navigate to Settings > Integrations and confirm your integration shows a Stable status. If it shows Importing, data is still being backfilled. If it shows Error or Warning, see the Integration Status documentation for troubleshooting steps.
Assign integrations to workspaces
By default, new integrations may not be visible in all workspaces. Navigate to Settings > Workspaces to manage which integrations are available in each workspace. See the Workspaces documentation for details.
Create your first Cost Report
Navigate to Cost Reporting > Cost Reports and click + New to create a Cost Report. Add filters for the provider you just connected, select a date range, and save the report. See the Cost Reports documentation for a full walkthrough.
Set up budgets and alerts
Once you have a Cost Report, you can attach a budget to track spending against a target, or create a Cost Alert to receive notifications when costs exceed a threshold.
Explore additional features
Depending on your use case, consider setting up:
- Virtual Tags to organize costs without modifying your cloud infrastructure
- Dashboards to create a centralized view of multiple Cost Reports
- Cost Recommendations to identify optimization opportunities
- Kubernetes cost monitoring if you run containerized workloads