View estimated cost
In the Billing service of the KakaoCloud Console, you can easily view estimated daily, monthly, and project-level charges for the resources you are using.
Estimated cost refers to a predicted amount based on the usage and pricing policy of the resources in use. It does not include VAT, discounts, or surcharges that may apply during actual billing operations. Therefore, the estimated cost may differ from the final billed amount.
To access the Billing > View estimated cost menu, two permissions are required. If both are not granted, you will not be able to access the menu.
- Granting permissions in IAM service: Request your organization administrator to assign one or more of the following roles: Billing admin, Billing manager, or Billing viewer. These roles provide the basic permission required to access the View estimated cost menu.
- Billing group registration: After being granted permissions in IAM, you must be registered in a specific billing group to view estimated costs and use other billing-related features for that group. However, the Billing admin of the main billing group can access billing features of all sub-billing groups without restriction.
View estimated cost
You can view the estimated cost and average monthly/daily cost for the selected period.
The estimated cost is calculated by summing the total usage charges accumulated up to two hours before the current time.
The displayed amount reflects usage and applied discounts, but some discounts, credits, VAT, and late payment fees are excluded. Therefore, the actual billed amount may differ.
- Go to the KakaoCloud Console > Billing.
- In the View estimated charges menu, check the usage charges. Refer to the table below for details on each item.
- Grouping: Allows you to organize results by a specific criterion (e.g., billing group, project, service, region, product, tag).
- The main column names in the table change depending on the grouping criteria.
- Sorting order: billing group → project → service → region → product.
- Up to three grouping levels can be applied, and tags can only be selected as a single criterion.
Estimated cost list
You can check detailed monthly or daily charges based on selected filter conditions. The retrieved list can be downloaded as a PDF or Excel file, allowing you to check the desired billing details based on screen filters and period settings.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Total usage cost | Total estimated cost for the selected period - When viewing by month/day, you can check the average cost |
| Top usage groups | Usage cost by top items based on grouping criteria - Displayed in descending order of usage cost; remaining services are shown as "etc" |
| Count | Number of items per grouping criterion |
| Usage cost graph | Graph of usage cost by month/day for the selected period - In monthly view, select a period at the bottom of the graph to check total usage cost per month - Hover over the graph to see detailed estimated costs for top items on a specific date |
| Monthly total usage layer | Total estimated cost for the selected month - Viewable by billing group, project, or region |
| Detailed charges | List of detailed charges according to the filter conditions - Click [Download PDF] or [Download Excel] to export the full usage details in the desired format - PDF reflects the same data displayed on the screen, but daily-view PDF downloads are not supported - Excel includes all usage details within the selected period, ignoring screen filters but applying the same date range |
Estimated cost filters
On the right side of the screen, you can set the period, billing group, grouping criteria, and detailed conditions to refine the results and view more specific billing details.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Period | Choose between monthly or daily view |
| Range | Select the period for which to view estimated costs - Up to 6 months at a time, with a total query range of up to 1 year - For daily view, if the selected range exceeds one year, data will be displayed from the 1st day of the start month - Example: As of September 22, 2025 → data available from March 1, 2025 |
| Billing group | Select the billing group for which to view estimated costs |
| Grouping criteria | Choose the basis for grouping results (e.g., project, service, region, product, tag) - Up to three criteria can be applied - Only one tag criterion can be selected |
| Detailed filter | Refine search conditions by selecting project, region, service/product, pricing type, billing unit, or tag |
View detailed estimated charges
You can check estimated charges by condition using detailed filters. If products are included in the grouping, usage amount and duration are also displayed in the list.
- Go to the KakaoCloud Console > Billing.
- In the View estimated charges menu, check project-level estimated charges. Refer to the table below for item descriptions.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Project | Project nickname/name |
| Service | Service used within the project |
| Product | Product under the service used within the project - If the product name is duplicated, the service name is displayed alongside |
| Pricing type | Pricing type of the service product - Displayed only if the grouping includes product |
| Usage time | Usage duration of the service product - Displayed only if the grouping includes product |
| Usage amount | Usage amount of the service product - Displayed only if the grouping includes product |
| Usage cost | Daily closing usage cost before discounts |
| Discount amount | Discount applied, such as commitment or base discount - The discount amount in the estimated cost may differ from the billing statement, as it is applied per billing group’s discount policy |
| Total estimated charge | Estimated total charge by service or project, which may differ from the actual billed amount - Estimated charge = usage cost - discount amount |
Even if a project is no longer associated with a billing group, you can still view its historical charges based on the billing statement of that period.
Example
When viewing “Sub billing group (A)” in July, only Project B (currently linked) is displayed. However, when viewing June, both Projects A and B (included in the June billing statement) are shown.
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June billing statement
Billing group Linked projects Sub billing group (A) Project A, B Sub billing group (B) Project C -
July view
Billing group Linked projects Sub billing group (A) Project B Sub billing group (B) Project A, C