Getting Started

Cloud Ctrl is a cloud spend visibility and insights platform that helps your organisation understand, optimise, and govern cloud costs across multiple providers. Whether you're managing a single Azure subscription or hundreds of accounts spanning Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud, Cloud Ctrl brings all your cost data together in one place.

When you first sign in, a Getting Started wizard walks you through the essential setup steps — connecting your cloud accounts, inviting your team, and exploring your data. The wizard ensures you're up and running quickly, but you can return to any of these steps later from the Settings screen.

If this is your first time logging in and you haven't been invited to an existing account, you'll first be asked to register a Customer Account, select a pricing plan, and set up your billing details before the wizard begins.

Step 1: Connect Your Cloud Accounts

The first step is to connect Cloud Ctrl to your cloud providers so it can begin importing cost and usage data.

  1. Select a cloud provider (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud)
  2. Click + Add Credential and enter your provider-specific authentication details
  3. Click + Add Cloud Account and configure the cost data source

For detailed setup instructions for each provider, see:

You can add multiple providers and accounts in this step, or return to Settings → Cloud Connections later to add more.

Step 2: Invite Your Team

Next, invite your team members so they can access the platform:

  1. Click Invite User and enter their email address
  2. Set the appropriate access level for each user
  3. You can also create Groups to manage permissions for multiple users at once

For more details on user management, see Access Management.

Step 3: Explore Your Data

Once your cloud accounts are connected and data begins importing, you're ready to explore:

  • Overview — Your main cost overview dashboard
  • Cost Explorer — Interactive cost exploration with filtering and segmentation
  • Trends — Analyse cost trends over time

Tips

Initial data import can take up to 24 hours depending on the volume of data. You can begin exploring as soon as the first data arrives.

What's Next

After completing the Getting Started wizard, explore these areas: