AWS FinOps Agent vs Costory

Costory is our product.

The short answer

Choose AWS FinOps Agent if: your estate is AWS-only and you want recommendations inside the AWS console.

Choose Costory if: you want one allocation model across multiple clouds, Kubernetes, data platforms and LLM APIs, in the assistant you already use (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Dust) and in Slack.

Side by side

Where AWS FinOps Agent is strong

The AWS FinOps Agent is built into AWS and gives recommendations inside the AWS console, which fits AWS-only estates.

Where Costory is different

• Allocation first: Virtual Dimensions map accounts, projects, labels and tags to teams and features, even with incomplete tagging.

• Explanations, not just numbers: cost changes are shown next to deploys, incidents and usage metrics.

• Works in the assistants engineers already use: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot and Dust via MCP.

• Slack digests and alerts in the channel you choose (for example #finops), and investigation notebooks to keep findings in one place.

• Flat pricing: Copilot €250/month (up to €10M annual cloud spend), Copilot Pro €1,000/month (up to €20M annual cloud spend), billed annually.

What Costory does not do

• It does not buy Reserved Instances or Savings Plans for you.

• It does not apply automated rightsizing.

• It does not get write access to your cloud accounts (MCP actions create Costory objects only: alerts, reports, dashboards, events).

Can you use both?

Often, yes. Many teams keep their provider's native tools for account-level detail and use Costory for cross-provider allocation, reporting and AI-assisted investigations.

FAQ

Should I use AWS FinOps Agent or Costory?

It depends. AWS FinOps Agent fits AWS-only estates that want recommendations inside the AWS console. Costory fits when you want one allocation model across multiple clouds, Kubernetes, data platforms and LLM APIs, in the assistant you already use (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Dust) and in Slack.

How does AWS FinOps Agent's pricing compare with Costory's?

See AWS's own pricing information for the agent. Costory has two flat plans, Copilot at €250/month and Copilot Pro at €1,000/month, billed annually, with a 30-day free trial.

Can I use AWS FinOps Agent and Costory together?

Often, yes. Many teams keep their provider's native tools for account-level detail and use Costory for cross-provider allocation, reporting and AI-assisted investigations. Costory does not buy Reserved Instances or Savings Plans and does not apply automated rightsizing.

How long does Costory take to set up, and where is my data hosted?

Under 30 minutes to connect your billing exports and the MCP, with Terraform or CloudFormation. Your first recommendation comes the next day, once the first billing data lands. A 30-day free trial is available. Costory hosts customer data in the EU, and access to your cloud accounts is read-only (billing and usage exports).