Finout Reviews & Product Details

The features, the user experience and the service Flexible system that allows you to set the data the way you really need it with v.tags Great K8s allocation feature promising cost allocation feature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Relatively new product and some features are still missing. the roadmap is on the right way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

- Ability to build dashboards in any aspect

- Easy integration and implementation, including 3rd services

- User-friendly UI

- Possibility of flexible distribution of roles

- Ability to add costs for 3rd services

- The interaction with the customer support team, the quick response, and the feedback Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s quite difficult to say what we don’t like since we haven’t been using Finout for so long, but I can highlight what’s missing and we’re looking forward to your new releases:

- Shared cost strategies

- Forecasts on the cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What is nice about Finout is the aggregation of multiple cost centers. In our case we are using:

- AWS

- Kubernetes

- GCP

Also being able to filter out the cost per different "group" is very helpful via the Megabill.

Documentation is clear as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At some point we struggled with user access. Even if there is RBAC with some predefined roles, these roles did not fit our need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vtag feature and the accurate charge data across all vendors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Time waiting for loading dashboards when using Vtag Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. User friendly UI - The user interface, especially the Megabill landing page, is simple, inviting and pleasant for users across our company, increasing the frequency of use.

2. Ease of use - The UI simplicity combined with easy to use features (filter + groupby), and easily understandable grouped label data (especially maintained & customized Virtual Tags) make it very easy for wider audience / casual users to easily find the specific costs they are looking for.

3. As the internal Finops administrator, good working relationship with Finout customer support team and their proactive approach helps me manage the tool better.

4. Overall, saves a lot of time and effort for "quickly look up xyz costs" type regular cost questions across our company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. BUGS - I (admin) find regular bugs in Finout. I also regularly get bugs reported by the wider audience in the company. Though Finout support team are engage and work on the bugs once reported, frequent bugs damage the confidence of wider audience in the validity of costs data showing up in Finout. Overall, better data integration and thorough testing for data validity against the GCP Billing dataset by Finout product/engineering team would really help reduce the bugs showing up when we use Finout, and will really improve the experience considerable.

2. Feature requests - Over the course of using Finout for a year, our team has suggested a lot of improvements to existing features and also new feature requests. Finout has already implemented a lot of these requests (which we like), but still a lot more improvements can be made to existing features to improve user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to create any analytics, fast and super easy, and receive insights Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Truely nothing, a great platform which keeps develops all time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FinOut is a tool that anyone can use. It is super easy to set up and you can immediately start pulling insights out of the data. One major benefit over other solutions is pulling together multiple sources of data such as GCP, GKE, and Datadog. It helps to visualise the entire landscape of costs, rather than individual pieces. The FinOut team are really invested in their customers success and keep open channels of communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The tool is designed to be simple to use, which can be a limitation when you want to move into more advanced usecases. It can be difficult to unify different data sources at scale (it is possible via APIs, but not easily manageable out of the box). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use interface

Effective megabill section

Ability to filter data by teams or groups, enhancing data analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Underutilization of Finout's full functionality

Potential need for additional training to maximize the tool's benefits Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Virtual tagging feature allows for building very robust cost attribution logic and consequently financial reporting. Makes tracking key cost metrics very easy. Implementation was relatively quick, at least for the standardized cost centers (AWS, GCP, etc.). Support team is very responsive and competent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Allocation of shared cost centers features are not quite there yet, although are on the roadmap. I'd also like to see more flexibilities in the visualizations (calculated columns, more types of charts, etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The development velocity and speed of relevant features. The great connection and dedication to their customers and being open to feedback. Also, the product is feature rich, moving in the right direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of small UX features and changes and that its still not one stop shop to all FinOps needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.