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AWS Budgets vs AWS Cost Explorer comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 22, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Budgets
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
39th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Cost Explorer
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
11th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Financial Data Analysis Platforms (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of AWS Budgets is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Cost Explorer is 2.5%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Cost Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Cost Explorer2.5%
AWS Budgets0.4%
Other97.1%
Cloud Cost Management
 

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Andrea-Carella - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at GFT Group
Has provided valuable cost insights but could improve in filtering options
AWS Cost Explorer is used to visualize, analyze, and manage spending on the cloud. It can also make a forecast on how much you will spend and gives you information about past costs you had in the cloud in various regions for various different tools. For example, you can see how much it will cost to use a specific product in the future. You can also set a timeline for how much you will use that product to see the effective amount of money you are going to spend. You can compare various tools in order to see which are the most suited tools for your needs and which are the most expensive. You can filter by region and by specific product in order to see which costs are the most important in your organization and cloud environment. You can identify what is not necessary and what you can reduce. It has many good features that you can use with best practices. You can integrate AWS Cost Explorer, and it gives you a better overview of all the related aspects to the costing part of your infrastructure. AWS Cost Explorer is beneficial because you can access a simple interface where you can get an overview of all the costs you have in the cloud environment. You can see which costs you can reduce and how you can move from a specific product to another product in order to reduce costs and improve other aspects. It depends on the specific needs of the organization, but the most important advantage AWS Cost Explorer gives you is the ability to have a clear understanding of your cloud spending.
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
18%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Healthcare Company
11%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Budgets?
Pricing for AWS Budgets is very low, mostly free with minimal charges. It is also high value compared to the cost.
What needs improvement with AWS Budgets?
AWS Budgets can be improved by providing a better UI and visualization. Additionally, it could offer more granular, real-time data, and if they provide smart anomaly detection, that would be helpfu...
What is your primary use case for AWS Budgets?
AWS Budgets serves as the main tool for proactive cost monitoring and alerting, ensuring we do not exceed planned budgets at the account, service, or project level. We use AWS Budgets for proactive...
What needs improvement with AWS Cost Explorer?
One disadvantage of AWS Cost Explorer is that you cannot filter too much. You cannot filter data by more than one variable. It depends on the specific permissions you assign to the group that will ...
What is your primary use case for AWS Cost Explorer?
We have been handling all of the AWS infrastructure for the customer for maybe two years.
 

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