Quickstart
Get from zero to cost visibility in 5 minutes.1. Sign up
Go to app.oncost.io and create an account. You’ll land on the Home page.2. Connect a provider
Click Settings > Connections > New Connection and pick a provider. The fastest to set up:- Anthropic or OpenAI — paste an API key, done in 30 seconds
- GitHub — create a personal access token with
read:organdreposcopes - AWS or GCP — follow the guided setup (IAM role or service account)
3. Wait for the first collection
oncost runs its first data collection within minutes of connecting. You’ll see a green “Connected” status on your connection card.4. Explore your costs
Once data arrives:- Home — your cost intelligence feed with anomalies, budget warnings, and daily digest
- Spend > Overview — total spend, top movers, period comparison
- Spend > Explorer — drill into costs by service, region, account, or tag
- Budgets — set monthly limits and track burn rate
What’s next?
- Set up a budget to get alerted before you overspend
- Configure Slack notifications for anomalies and weekly digests
- Create saved views for your most common cost queries