Infracost tool

CloudStudio utilizes the Infracost program as one of its secondary components to complement its work.

It must be installed on the machine so CloudStudio can use it.

Installation

Infracost program

Official Documentation

Infracost command docs

Overview

Infracost is a cost estimation tool designed to provide real-time visibility into cloud infrastructure costs during the development and production process.

It empowers users to forecast and optimize cloud expenses by integrating directly with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) workflows like Terraform.

Features

• Cloud Cost Estimation: Provides detailed cost insights for AWS, Azure, GCP, and more.
• Terraform Integration: Integrates with Terraform to estimate costs from its files.
• Drift Detection: Identifies cost changes between planned and deployed infrastructure.
• Human-Readable Output: Generates easy-to-understand cost breakdowns in JSON format

Example

Here is a basic example of the output of a infracost CMD execution