A city controller needs to chart last quarter’s AWS charges broken down by service to explain the bill to council. Which tool is designed for that historical analysis?
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Short Explanation
Want a chart of what you already spent by service last quarter? Open Cost Explorer. The Pricing Calculator is for future estimates, not the autopsy of last month’s bill.
Full Explanation
AWS Cost Explorer analyzes historical cost and usage with filters such as service, linked account, tag, and Region. It supports council-ready breakdowns of past spend. The Pricing Calculator estimates future architectures; it is not the source of recorded charges. CloudFront invalidations and Snowmobile are unrelated to billing analysis.