CostGlass vs Finout: an alternative with monthly billing and no add-on fees
Finout sells annual contracts quoted by committed spend. CostGlass is the alternative if you want to pay month to month, sign up yourself, and have Kubernetes and unit economics built into the plan rather than priced as extras.
CostGlass vs Finout at a glance
| Feature | Finout | CostGlass |
|---|---|---|
| How pricing works | Flat annual fee by committed spend tier | Flat monthly price by spend band; never a percentage of your spend |
| Published prices | Custom quote; Kubernetes +25% on Business and Pro; Cost Per Customer add-on +$250 (Business) or +$500 (Pro) | Free up to £5k/month spend; Starter £99 (to £15k); Growth £499 (to £50k); Scale £1,499 (to £100k); Enterprise custom |
| Contract | Yearly contracts only | Monthly billing; paying annually gives 2 months free |
| Free option or trial | A free trial is offered (length not stated) | Free tier, plus a 14-day free trial on paid plans |
| Clouds covered | AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle Cloud and more listed | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, DigitalOcean, Linode and Cloudflare |
| Kubernetes costs | Included on Enterprise; +25% on Business and Pro | EKS, AKS, GKE, OKE and self-managed clusters (Growth plan and above) |
| AI and SaaS spend | OpenAI, Anthropic, Datadog, Snowflake and Databricks listed | OpenAI and Anthropic via their official APIs, plus Snowflake and Datadog |
| Hands-on help with fixes | Dedicated Slack support on all plans; no hands-on remediation described | Scale plan: CostGlass engineers carry out approved savings (8 engineer-hours a month) |
Why teams choose CostGlass over Finout
Month-to-month, not locked in for a year
CostGlass bills monthly and gives two months free if you choose to pay annually. If your cloud footprint changes, your plan can change with it.
Kubernetes is part of the plan
On Growth and above, Kubernetes cost allocation is included in the flat price rather than added as a percentage on top.
Self-serve start
You can sign up, connect a cloud account with read-only access and see your spend without waiting for a quote.
Engineers who act on approved savings
The Scale plan includes 8 engineer-hours a month to carry out the savings you approve, plus commitment purchase execution and a 4-hour SLA.
When Finout may be the better fit
- You want Finout’s virtual-tagging approach to allocation across a large, mixed estate and are comfortable with an annual contract.
- You want dedicated Slack support included on every plan.
- Your procurement team prefers a single committed annual fee.
Frequently asked questions
Does Finout require an annual contract?
Its pricing page says contracts are yearly. CostGlass bills monthly, with an annual option that gives two months free.
Is Kubernetes cost tracking extra with Finout?
According to Finout’s pricing page, Kubernetes adds 25% on the Business and Pro plans and is included on Enterprise. On CostGlass it is included from the Growth plan.
Can I switch from Finout to CostGlass?
You can connect your cloud accounts to CostGlass at any time with read-only access, and run both side by side during the trial.
Sources and verification
Statements about Finout come from its own public pages, checked on 28 October 2026. Finout and other product names are trademarks of their owners; CostGlass is not affiliated with or endorsed by Finout. Corrections: [email protected].