Snowflake Cost Dashboard

Snowflake Cost Overview

This dashboard provides a comprehensive view of your Snowflake costs, helping you analyze spending trends, identify high-cost accounts, services, and regions, and track costs over time. Use this page to monitor key cost drivers, optimize resource usage, and improve budgeting accuracy.

Total Costs

Displays the total Snowflake cost across recent months.

• Monthly Breakdown: Lists monthly costs in descending order.

• Percentage Indicators: Shows month-over-month change (with arrow and % change if applicable).

• Forecasting: Forecasting not shown in this view but can be added if needed for budgeting.

Top Accounts

Shows which Snowflake accounts are generating the most spend for the selected period.

• Chart Type: Donut chart displaying total cost per account.

• Hover & Click: Hover to see spend, click (if supported) to drill down by account.

• Purpose: Quickly identify the highest-spending accounts for further review or optimization.

Top Service Types

Displays spend by Snowflake service categories during the selected time range.

• Format: Tabular, listing service types and their associated costs.

• Examples: Categories like WAREHOUSE_METERING, CLOUD_SERVICES (only categories with costs will appear).

• Use Case: Helps identify which services contribute most to the cost.

Top Regions

Shows Snowflake spend distribution by region.

• Chart Type: Donut chart showing costs per region.

• Hover & Click: Hover to see region-level spend details.

• Purpose: Pinpoint high-cost regions for optimization or workload placement considerations.

SaaS Cost Chart

Visualizes Snowflake costs over time.

• Period: Configurable (e.g., Last 3 months).

• X-Axis: Typically set to Date.

• Group By: Grouping dimension shown here is “Organization.”

• Interactivity: Click bars to drill into details by organization and month.

• Forecast Line: Forecasting not shown but could be added for trend analysis.

Controls and Filters

Provides flexibility to adjust the data shown.

• Period Selector: Choose from predefined ranges (e.g., Last 3 months).

• X-Axis / Group By: Select dimensions to structure cost data (Date, Organization, etc.).

• Filter By: Apply filters such as Organization, Region, or Service Type for deeper analysis.

• Display: Toggle between Top 5, Top 10, etc., to limit results for easier review.

Header Tools

• Screenshot: Capture PDF view of the dashboard.

• Refresh: Reload with latest available data.

• Help & Docs: Access documentation

• Last Updated: Timestamp shown to ensure data freshness.