Know Exactly Who Spends What
With Accurate Cost Allocation
Automatically allocate cloud costs across teams, projects, and environments with 99.9% accuracy. Drive accountability with transparent showback and chargeback reporting.
⚡ 5-minute setup • 📊 Multi-dimensional views • 🔒 Full audit trails
The Cost Allocation Challenge
Without accurate cost allocation, you can't hold teams accountable or optimize spending.
No Visibility into Team Costs
Can't see which teams or projects are driving cloud spend
Shared Resource Attribution
Impossible to fairly split costs for shared infrastructure
Manual Cost Tracking
Hours wasted each month creating spreadsheets and reports
Inaccurate Chargebacks
Teams dispute bills due to unclear cost attribution
How Cost Allocation Works
From tagging to reporting in four simple steps.
Tag Resources
Automatically tag cloud resources by team, project, environment, cost center, or any custom dimension using our intelligent tagging engine.
Define Allocation Rules
Set up custom allocation rules for shared resources. Split costs by usage metrics, fixed percentages, or dynamic patterns.
Automatic Attribution
Our engine continuously attributes costs in real-time, handling complex scenarios like shared databases, load balancers, and network costs.
Generate Reports
Instantly generate showback/chargeback reports with full audit trails and drill-down capabilities for complete transparency.
Cost Allocation Summary
Key Benefits
Drive cost accountability and optimize spending with accurate allocation.
Accurate Team Costs
Know exactly what each team spends with 99.9% attribution accuracy
Fair Chargebacks
Automated, transparent chargebacks that teams actually trust
Shared Cost Splitting
Intelligently split shared infrastructure costs based on actual usage
Business Unit Visibility
Roll up costs across departments, products, and business units
Cost Accountability
Drive cost awareness when teams see their actual spending
Powerful Allocation Features
Everything you need for accurate, automated cost allocation.
Tag-Based Allocation
Automatic cost allocation using cloud tags and labels with intelligent inheritance and propagation
Custom Allocation Rules
Define complex allocation rules for shared resources using usage metrics, percentages, or custom formulas
Showback Reports
Beautiful, detailed reports showing each team's costs without requiring actual payment
Chargeback Workflows
Automated billing workflows with approval chains, adjustments, and payment tracking
Shared Cost Splitting
Fair distribution of shared infrastructure costs like VPCs, databases, load balancers, and networking
Multi-Dimensional Views
Slice and dice costs by team, project, environment, service, region, or any custom dimension
Slice Costs Any Way You Want
Multi-dimensional cost views for every stakeholder.
By Team
See which teams are driving cloud spend and identify optimization opportunities
By Project
Track project profitability and ensure cloud costs align with business value
By Environment
Identify over-provisioned non-production environments wasting budget
By Product
Understand unit economics and cost per customer for each product line
Customer Success Story
"Before DeepCost, we had no idea which teams were driving our $200K monthly cloud bill. Now we have automated chargebacks with full transparency. Each team reduced spending by 30% once they could see their actual costs."
Integrate With Your Systems
Connect cost allocation to your existing finance and reporting workflows.
Cost Centers
- ERP Integration
- Budget Mapping
- GL Codes
Billing Systems
- Invoice Generation
- Payment Tracking
- Adjustments
Cloud Providers
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
Reporting Tools
- Excel Export
- BI Integration
- Custom Dashboards
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the cost allocation?
We achieve 99.9% cost attribution accuracy by combining cloud provider billing data with resource tags, usage metrics, and custom allocation rules. Unallocated costs are clearly identified and can be distributed using fallback rules.
Can I allocate shared infrastructure costs?
Yes. Our intelligent allocation engine can split shared costs (databases, load balancers, VPCs, networking) based on actual usage metrics, custom percentages, or dynamic patterns. You have full control over allocation logic.
What's the difference between showback and chargeback?
Showback provides visibility into team costs without actual billing - teams see what they spend but don't pay. Chargeback involves actual internal billing where teams' budgets are charged. DeepCost supports both models and hybrid approaches.
How do I handle untagged resources?
DeepCost auto-tags resources based on naming patterns, ownership detection, and ML-powered suggestions. You can set default allocation rules for untagged resources and receive alerts when new untagged resources are created.
Can teams dispute cost allocations?
Absolutely. We provide full audit trails showing exactly how costs were allocated, including allocation rules, usage metrics, and splits. Teams can comment on charges and request adjustments through built-in workflows.
Does this work across multiple cloud providers?
Yes. DeepCost consolidates costs across AWS, GCP, Azure, and other providers into unified allocation reports. You can allocate costs using consistent rules regardless of where resources are deployed.