Getting Started
Get StackSpend running in under 20 minutes. Connect your first provider, verify a sync, then configure budgets and daily reporting.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have:
- Admin access to at least one provider account (AWS, GCP, OpenAI, or any of the 15 supported providers)
- A StackSpend account — sign up free (14-day trial, no card required)
Setup steps
Create your workspace
Sign up at app.stackspend.com/signup and complete the onboarding flow. You'll be asked for:
- Workspace name
- Your timezone
- Preferred daily report delivery time
Once your workspace is created, invite teammates via Settings → Team.
Connect a provider
Go to Providers → Add provider and choose from the 15 supported providers. Start with your highest-spend source.
See the provider setup guides for step-by-step credential instructions for each provider.
Run your first sync
After saving a provider, StackSpend runs an initial sync automatically. When data appears depends on your provider type:
| Provider type | Sync frequency | Data available |
|---|---|---|
| AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Grok) | Real-time | Within minutes |
| Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Vercel, ClickHouse, Twilio) | Daily batch | Within 24 hours |
| GCP | Daily batch | 24–48 hours after enabling BigQuery billing export |
| Cursor | Daily batch | 6–7 day rolling window only (API limitation) |
You can also trigger a manual sync at any time from the provider's detail page.
Set a budget
Go to Settings → Budgets & alerts and set a monthly spend amount for each provider.
StackSpend will alert you when you hit 50%, 80%, and 100% of your budget. Alerts appear in your inbox and can be routed to Slack or email.
Learn more in the Budgets guide.
Configure daily report
Go to Settings → Daily report to set your delivery time and add email recipients.
Connect Slack for team-wide daily digests — each morning, StackSpend posts a cost summary to your chosen channel.
See the Daily report guide for configuration options.
Next steps
Once your first provider is connected and syncing, explore these features: