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