Getting started with Cost Optimization Hub

The overviews in this section describe how to get started with Cost Optimization Hub in AWS Billing and Cost Management.

When you access Cost Optimization Hub for the first time, you're asked to opt in using the account that you’re signed in with. Before you can use the feature, you must opt in. In addition, you can also opt in using the Cost Optimization Hub API, AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), or SDKs.

By opting in, you authorize Cost Optimization Hub to import cost optimization recommendations generated by multiple AWS services in your account and all member accounts of your organization. These include rightsizing recommendations from AWS Compute Optimizer and Savings Plans recommendations from AWS Billing and Cost Management. These recommendations are saved in the US East (N. Virginia) Region.

In the future, AWS may expand the types of cost optimization recommendations that Cost Optimization Hub imports. AWS may also export recommendations from Cost Optimization Hub to other integrated AWS services.

Accounts supported by Cost Optimization Hub

The following AWS account types can opt in to Cost Optimization Hub:

Policy to opt in to Cost Optimization Hub

The following policy statement grants you access to opt in to Cost Optimization Hub. It grants you access to create a service-linked role for Cost Optimization Hub. This role is required to opt in. For more information, see Service-linked roles for Cost Optimization Hub. It also grants access to update the enrollment status to the Cost Optimization Hub feature.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/cost-optimization-hub.bcm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForCostOptimizationHub",
            "Condition": {"StringLike": {"iam:AWSServiceName": "cost-optimization-hub.bcm.amazonaws.com"}}
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "iam:PutRolePolicy",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/cost-optimization-hub.bcm.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForCostOptimizationHub"
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": "cost-optimization-hub:UpdateEnrollmentStatus",
            "Resource": "*"
       }
    ]
}

There are two AWS managed policies to help get you started with Cost Optimization Hub actions. One policy provides you with read-only access to Cost Optimization Hub, and the other policy provides you with admin access. For full details, see Managed policies.

Enabling Cost Optimization Hub

To access Cost Optimization Hub, you must first enable the feature.

You can also enable Cost Optimization Hub through the Cost Management preferences in the console, or you can use the AWS CLI or AWS SDK.

After you enable Cost Optimization Hub, AWS starts to import cost optimization recommendations from various AWS products, such as AWS Compute Optimizer. It can take as long as 24 hours for Cost Optimization Hub to import recommendations for all supported AWS resources.

Opting in to Compute Optimizer

For Cost Optimization Hub to import recommendations from AWS Compute Optimizer, opt in to Compute Optimizer. Compute Optimizer supports standalone AWS accounts, member accounts of an organization, and the management account of an organization. For more information, see Getting started with AWS Compute Optimizer.

Accessing the console

When your setup is complete, access Cost Optimization Hub.

Opting out of Cost Optimization Hub

You can opt out of Cost Optimization Hub at any time. However, the organization account can't opt out all member accounts. Each member needs to opt out at account level.