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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:org and repo scopes
  • AWS or GCP — follow the guided setup (IAM role or service account)
See the Getting Started guides for step-by-step instructions per provider.

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?