GCP cost monitoring | Integrations

Why Pelanor for GCP cost monitoring?

Three flexible integration options to match your organization's needs
BigQuery job-level cost attribution and analysis
CloudSQL and Compute Engine instance cost mapping
Kubernetes cluster and node-level insights
Multi-tenant support ideal for MSPs
Minimal IAM permissions with read-only access
Works with your existing BigQuery billing export

What will you gain from monitoring GCP with Pelanor?

Comprehensive cost visibility

Access hourly billing data through your BigQuery export. Track costs by project, SKU, and service with detailed usage insights. Get visibility across all projects from a single billing account integration.

Service-level insights

Analyze BigQuery job costs with query-level attribution. Map Compute Engine instances and CloudSQL databases to understand service-specific spending. Track Kubernetes costs down to the cluster and node level.

Multi-project management

Perfect for organizations and MSPs managing multiple projects. Create separate workspaces for different teams or customers while maintaining centralized billing visibility. Choose which projects get detailed metadata analysis.

Flexible deployment options

Select the integration approach that fits your needs. Option 1 provides automatic coverage for all projects, Option 2 allows selective metadata collection, and Option 3 adds metadata to specific projects when billing is already integrated.

FAQs

What is GCP cost monitoring?
GCP cost monitoring involves tracking and analyzing your Google Cloud Platform spending across projects and services. Pelanor integrates with BigQuery billing exports to provide comprehensive visibility with hourly granularity and service-specific metadata for detailed cost analysis.
What GCP services does Pelanor monitor?
Pelanor provides cost insights for BigQuery (including job-level attribution), Compute Engine instances, CloudSQL databases, Kubernetes Engine clusters, and all services included in your BigQuery billing export. The platform analyzes costs at the project, SKU, and resource level.
How quickly will I see cost data after integration?
Billing data typically appears in Pelanor dashboards within 4-6 hours after integration. Detailed service metadata, such as BigQuery job attribution and resource-level insights, becomes available within 24-48 hours.
What are the integration options available?
Pelanor offers three options: Option 1 automatically integrates billing and metadata for all projects, Option 2 provides billing for all projects with selective metadata integration, and Option 3 adds metadata-only integration for specific projects when billing is already configured.
What permissions does Pelanor require?
Pelanor requires minimal permissions, primarily read-only including BigQuery dataset access, job creation for queries, and listing permissions for resources like Compute instances, CloudSQL databases, and Kubernetes clusters.