How to export the cost file

Get the file in about 5 clicks

You do not connect Azure or AWS. Download a cost file, then drop it in the form.

Azure

Azure in about 5 clicks

Download a daily cost CSV from Cost analysis. You do not create an app registration or share a password.

1In the Azure portal, open Cost Management.
2Open Cost analysis.
3Set the date range to the last 2 months.
4Set granularity to Daily.
5Download the view as CSV.

Azure Cost Management left menu with Cost analysis highlighted under Reporting + analytics, and the toolbar showing Save, Share and Download — Azure portal: open Cost analysis, set the date range and Daily granularity, then Download and pick CSV. Account details are blurred.

Azure Cost analysis date range set to Sep 3 to Nov 3, 2026, with Granularity set to Daily — Azure portal: open Cost analysis, set the date range and Daily granularity, then Download and pick CSV. Account details are blurred.

If the CSV has no resource names, set Group by to Resource and download once more. A full Cost Management export (actual or amortized) works too. Amortized is the better file when you already use reservations.

AWS

AWS in about 5 clicks

Cost Explorer is the short path. A Cost and Usage Report is sharper when you want resource names.

1Open Billing and Cost Management.
2Open Cost Explorer.
3Set the date range to the last 2 months.
4Set granularity to Daily.
5Download CSV.

AWS Billing and Cost Management with Cost Explorer selected in the left Cost Management menu — AWS console: open Cost Explorer, set the date range and Daily granularity in Report parameters, then use Download as CSV in the breakdown table. Account details are removed.

AWS Cost Explorer Report parameters panel with Date Range and Granularity set to Daily highlighted — AWS console: open Cost Explorer, set the date range and Daily granularity in Report parameters, then use Download as CSV in the breakdown table. Account details are removed.

Cost Explorer often has no resource ids and no tags. For a sharper review: open Data exports, create a CUR 2.0 export, include resource IDs, choose CSV or Parquet, then download the file from the S3 bucket it names.