Daily Report
A morning cost digest delivered to your inbox and Slack channel every day.
What is the daily report?
The daily report is a morning cost digest that StackSpend sends automatically at your configured delivery time. It gives your team a quick snapshot of cloud spend without needing to log in, so cost awareness stays front-of-mind across engineering and finance.
What's in the report
Each report includes four sections:
| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Yesterday's spend | Total cost broken down by provider for the previous day. |
| Month-to-date total | Cumulative spend so far this month compared to the same point in the prior month. |
| Open alerts | Any unresolved anomalies or budget breaches that need attention. |
| Budget status | A traffic-light indicator (green / amber / red) per provider showing how spend tracks against your budgets. |
Configuring the daily report
Go to Settings → Daily report to configure delivery. The following options are available:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Delivery time | The time the report is sent each day, in your organisation's timezone. Defaults to 9:00 AM. |
| Email recipients | Any email address — recipients do not need a StackSpend account. |
| Slack channel | Connect a channel with one click to post the report automatically each morning. |
Connecting Slack
You can connect Slack from two places: Settings → Daily report, or from the Set up task that appears in your Inbox when Slack is not yet configured. Once connected, the daily report posts to the selected channel automatically.
Alert notifications
In addition to the morning digest, StackSpend fires immediate notifications when something needs urgent attention. These are separate from the daily report but use the same delivery channels (email recipients and Slack channel configured above).
| Alert type | When it fires |
|---|---|
| Anomaly alert | Immediately after a data sync when an anomaly is detected. |
| Budget alert | As soon as a budget threshold is crossed. |
Per-user opt-out
Individual users can opt out of specific notification types without affecting the rest of the team. Go to your profile settings and toggle the notification types you no longer want to receive. Opting out only affects your own delivery — other recipients continue to receive notifications as normal.