Azure Workbooks &
Open Source FinOps Tools for Cloud Cost Optimization
1. Azure Orphaned Resources Workbook
This workbook helps centralize and present orphaned resources, allowing you to:
Save money
Prevent mistakes and misconfigurations
Simplify operations
2. Azure FinOps Workbooks for Cloud Cost Governance
FinOps Workbooks are Azure Monitor workbooks that provide a set of tools to help engineers execute targeted FinOps capabilities, modeled after the Well-Architected Framework guidance.
Features include:
Optimization (same as Cost Optimization Workbook via Azure Advisor)
Advisor cost recommendations
Idle resource identification
Management of improperly deallocated virtual machines
Insights on using Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows, Linux, and SQL databases
Governance: Offers a comprehensive view of your Azure environment’s governance posture. It includes standard metrics aligned with the Cloud Adoption Framework and identifies noncompliant resources with actionable recommendations.
Deploying FinOps Workbooks – Easy Steps:
Click on Deploy to Azure
Required roles: Workbook Contributor (to deploy), Reader (to view all tabs)
Top Open Source FinOps Tools for Multi-Cloud Cost Management
These tools empower teams to achieve cloud cost visibility, FinOps automation, and cloud governance across Azure, AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes platforms.
OptScale: A FinOps, MLOps, and cloud cost optimization tool. Supports AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and Kubernetes.
OpenOps: A no-code FinOps automation platform offering customizable workflows for processes such as cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, allocation, and tagging.
Azure FinOps Toolkit: Automate and extend the Microsoft Cloud using starter kits, scripts, and advanced tools to accelerate your FinOps journey.
Cloud Custodian: Manage your cloud resources by filtering, tagging, and applying actions. Its YAML DSL allows rule definitions for secure and cost-optimized infrastructure.
Koku: An open-source solution for managing cloud and hybrid cloud costs.
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Komiser: A cloud-agnostic open-source resource manager that analyzes and manages cost, usage, security, and governance in one place.
Kubecost: A monitoring tool that provides real-time cost visibility and insights for Kubernetes, helping teams reduce cloud spending continuously.
Infracost: Displays cloud cost estimates and FinOps best practices for Terraform. Helps engineers see a cost breakdown before making changes — in the terminal, VS Code, or pull requests.
Why Use Azure FinOps Tools and Open Source Platforms?
Using these solutions empowers teams to:
Gain transparency into cloud costs
Prevent unnecessary spending
Improve cloud governance and compliance
Optimize cloud operations using actionable insights