Datascoop – Cloud Spend Optimizer – Mini Plan

Description

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Datascoop – Cloud Spend Optimizer helps you understand and reduce cloud spend—right from a spreadsheet. Connect your Google Cloud, import costs in seconds, forecast future spend, and uncover savings opportunities without leaving Google Sheets.

What you can do

• Import costs to Sheets (GCP): Auto-detects GCP Billing Export; pulls clean, tabular data you can filter, pivot, and share.

• Forecast spend: Estimate month-end and upcoming costs by project or service to avoid surprises.

• Find savings fast: Surfaces Google Cloud Recommender insights (idle VMs/disks, right-sizing, etc.) with estimated monthly savings.

• Scope & date control: Analyze all projects on a billing account or just a selected set, for any recent date range.

• Simple quotas & plans: Clear daily usage limits with an easy upgrade path—no hidden complexity.

Why it’s useful

• Zero learning curve: If you know Sheets, you can analyze cloud costs. No SQL required.

• Actionable insights: See which projects and services drive spend and where to save—backed by GCP recommendations.

• Shareable by design: Your finance, engineering, and leadership teams can all read and collaborate in one place.

• Fast setup: Works with your existing GCP Billing Export; guides you if you haven’t set it up yet.

How it works (quick start)

1. Open the add-on sidebar in Google Sheets.

2. Connect GCP: The app auto-detects your Billing Export (or helps you set one up).

3. Choose scope (all projects or select a few) and dates.

4. Click Import, Forecast, or Savings to populate sheets with results.

5. Filter, chart, and share like any other spreadsheet.

Privacy & security

• Uses your Google identity to access only the data you choose.

• Requires standard cloud scopes (e.g., BigQuery, Cloud Platform) strictly to read billing and recommendation data and write results into your Sheet.

• No credentials are stored in the Sheet; access is governed by your Google account and project permissions.

Whether you’re an engineer tracking service spend, a FinOps lead seeking savings, or a manager needing quick forecasts, Datascoop OPT turns cloud cost data into clear, actionable answers—right where you work.