Anomaly Detection
Identify Runaway Spend – Before It Happens
CloudZero’s AI-powered anomaly detection uses hourly data to detect and flag abnormal spend events — letting engineers prevent overspending, stay within budget, and build efficient software.
Across Customer Base:
5,558
Anomalies caught
$401.74
Average anomaly cost per hour
$19.6B
Total anomalous spend captured (annualized)
Automatically Detect Cost Spikes
CloudZero Anomalies is an AI-powered system that uses hourly spend data to continuously define “normal” spend — and automatically alert relevant engineers during abnormal spend events.
The best part? It trains itself — meaning no manual threshold tuning for you.
- Self-training
- Full business context
- Clear guidance
View Anomalies In The Context Of Business Dimensions
When CloudZero finds an anomaly, it doesn’t just point you to the affected resource — it shows you every customer, product, feature, and team using the resource.
That way, you can put spend events in context: tracing cost changes to business events, and quantifying the ROI of every cloud-driven business initiative.
Keep Engineers On Budget
Ping specific engineering teams when they’re on track to go over budget, so you can respond proactively — and avoid bill panic.
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A Healthy Feedback Loop For Engineers
CloudZero shows engineers the real-time cost impacts of their building decisions — including when those decisions cost (much) more than expected.
Max-granularity data, presented in business context, lets engineers keep costs under control as they innovate.
- 100% spend organization
- Real-time cost data
- Automated alerts and reports
Powered cost-conscious engineering with anomaly alerts
I click ‘Review anomaly,’ I jump in, and my first reaction is, ‘Holy cow, we’re up 1,600% of our normal costs!’ Had we not been alerted, I wouldn’t have caught this.
Peter Agelasto
Co-Founder and CPO, Starchive
Reduced cloud spend by 23% and powered advanced analytics
Analytics is a key next step in the cloud cost intelligence framework. Our most powerful CloudZero users are already adept at using the platform to find cost insights, but Analytics extends that same power to anyone with a vested interest in keeping our cloud use cost-efficient. We’ve only just begun to see how significant of an impact this can have on our cloud ROI.
Robert Mason
CTO, Applause
Reduced time spent managing cost by 90%
CloudZero truly gives us a heartbeat of our spend at all times.
Adam Walker
VP of Infrastructure and Security, Validity
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Cost Allocation
CloudZero CostFormation® allocates 100% of your spend — regardless of your tagging quality — giving you complete visibility, in a framework gauged to your business structure.
Cost Optimization
CloudZero provides a full suite of cost optimization capabilities: out-of-the-box discount analytics, human- and platform-driven savings insights, expert coaching, and integrations with industry-leading automation services.
Financial Control And Predictability In The Cloud
Eliminate wasteful spending, ship efficient code, and innovate profitably — all in one platform.
