--- title: Bill Overview description: >- View Datadog costs, usage trends, and projected end-of-month costs in a single page, with daily breakdowns, product-level detail, and multi-organization filtering. breadcrumbs: Docs > Account Management > Plan & Usage > Bill Overview --- # Bill Overview View Datadog costs, usage trends, and projected end-of-month costs in a single page, with daily breakdowns, product-level detail, and multi-organization filtering. The [**Bill Overview** page](https://app.datadoghq.com/billing/bill-overview) gives administrators a single view of Datadog costs and usage. It is automatically enabled during the phased rollout starting March 2026. ## Global filters{% #global-filters %} The following filters apply to the Bill Overview page: - Product Category: Filter all views by broader product family, such as Infrastructure, APM, Logs, Security, or AI/ML. - Billing Dimension: Filter to a specific billing or metering dimension (for example, Infra Hosts, Indexed Logs, or Synthetic Browser Tests). - Sub-Org: Filter to a specific child organization. - Group by Sub-Org: Toggle to group costs by sub-organization. - Time range: Select a billing period. Use the backward and forward arrows to navigate from month to month. ## Cost summary{% #cost-summary %} At the top of the page, the cost summary shows: - Estimated cost to date: Total estimated cost for the days elapsed in the current billing period - Projected total: Estimated total cost if current usage patterns continue through end of month, with month-over-month percentage change ## Daily Cost Breakdown{% #daily-cost-breakdown %} Below the cost summary, the Daily Cost Breakdown stacked bar chart shows costs broken down by billing dimension for each day of the selected period. Each color in the chart represents a different billing dimension. Click the expand icon to view the chart full screen. {% image source="https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-main-light.0ccecfb1e1b2ee1d3482e08f677419e1.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850 1x, https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-main-light.0ccecfb1e1b2ee1d3482e08f677419e1.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850&dpr=2 2x" alt="Bill Overview page showing the cost summary header, Daily Cost Breakdown stacked bar chart, and Trends tab" /%} ## Trends tab{% #trends-tab %} The Trends tab displays products worth investigating based on four sort options: - Highest % Cost Change - Highest Cost Change ($) - Highest Total Cost - Highest % Usage Change Select a sort option to update the cards displayed. Each product card shows: - Total Cost for the period - Projected EOM cost - Month-over-month change, displayed as a percentage badge - Daily Cost bar chart spanning the previous and current month - Usage, displayed as total units consumed, in natural units; for example, PB (petabytes) of scanned data, Custom Metrics; displayed only on Total Cost and Usage-related cards Click View Details on any card to open the [product detail page](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill_overview.md#product-detail-page). {% image source="https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-trends-light.664ec0257635256f620f04f659467688.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850 1x, https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-trends-light.664ec0257635256f620f04f659467688.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850&dpr=2 2x" alt="Trends tab showing product cards sorted by Highest Total Cost" /%} ## Product List tab{% #product-list-tab %} The Product List tab shows all billing dimensions in a table with cost and usage side by side. Click anywhere on a product row to open the [product detail page](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill_overview.md#product-detail-page). Hover over the end of a row to quickly create a cost monitor for that billing dimension. #### Table columns{% #table-columns %} | Column | Description | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | Billing Dimension | Name of the product or billing dimension | | Cost — Total | Cost billed to date for the period | | Cost — Proj. EOM | Projected end-of-month total cost | | Cost — Change | Dollar and percentage change vs. the prior period | | Usage — Total | Total usage in natural units | | Usage — Change | Usage change vs. the comparison period | Toggle between Monthly and Daily views using the controls above the table. Download the full table as a `.csv` file using the Download as CSV button. The table is paginated, displaying 10 rows per page by default. {% image source="https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-product-list-light.29b1d1734d15548c1cab64bbd1810967.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850 1x, https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-product-list-light.29b1d1734d15548c1cab64bbd1810967.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850&dpr=2 2x" alt="Product List tab showing the billing dimensions table with Cost and Usage columns" /%} ## Product detail page{% #product-detail-page %} Click View Details on a Trends card or click any row in the Product List table to open the product detail page for a single billing dimension. {% image source="https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-detail-light.17882d8f31c11d24206fd01a07ef2e96.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850 1x, https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/bill-overview-detail-light.17882d8f31c11d24206fd01a07ef2e96.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850&dpr=2 2x" alt="Product detail page showing Cost Overview and Usage Overview sections with daily bar charts" /%} ### Cost Overview{% #cost-overview %} - Total Cost: Total cost billed to date for the selected period - Projected Cost Change: The projected dollar and percentage change vs. the prior period - Projected EOM: Estimated total cost at end of month - Daily Cost bar chart: Day-by-day cost for the previous and current month, with the current month highlighted. Hover over any bar to see the cost for that day. Toggle Show Usage Charges Only to isolate on-demand charges. - Drilldown in Cloud Cost: Click to open Cloud Cost Management, pre-filtered to the selected billing dimension. ### Usage Overview{% #usage-overview %} - Total Usage: Total units consumed for the selected period - Usage Change: Change in usage vs. the prior period (amount and percentage) - Usage breakdown by sub-dimension: Individual usage totals for each sub-dimension. For example, Sensitive Data Scanner lists Scanned Events, Scanned Logs, Scanned RUM Sessions, and Scanned Spans separately. - Usage Types bar chart: Day-by-day usage stacked by sub-dimension - Allotment Usage: Progress bar showing consumed vs. contracted allotment; displays ">100%" when usage exceeds the allotment - Drilldown in Usage Attribution: Click to open Usage Attribution, pre-filtered to the selected billing dimension. ## Revert to the previous layout{% #revert-to-the-previous-layout %} If your organization is on the new Bill Overview and you prefer the previous layout, click Disable Preview in the page header. This toggle is available to all organizations and persists for your session. {% image source="https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/toggle-back-header.4c924c952eee3346b359ed191d4c37ff.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850 1x, https://docs.dd-static.net/images/account_management/plan_and_usage/toggle-back-header.4c924c952eee3346b359ed191d4c37ff.png?auto=format&fit=max&w=850&dpr=2 2x" alt="Bill Overview page header showing the Disable Preview button" /%} To return to Bill Overview, click Enable Preview in the header. ## Permissions{% #permissions %} The following permissions are required to access each section of Bill Overview: | Section | Required permission | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | Bill Overview (cost data) | `BILLING_READ` | | Usage Tab | `USAGE_READ` | | Plan Details | `BILLING_READ` | | Billing History | `BILLING_READ` | | Usage Attribution | `USAGE_READ` + Enterprise or Pro plan | | Sub-org cost trends | Parent org must have `suborg_cost_trends` enabled | For information on managing permissions, see [Role Based Access Control](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/rbac.md). ## Further reading{% #further-reading %} - [Cost Details](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/plan_and_usage/cost_details.md) - [Usage Details](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/plan_and_usage/usage_details.md) - [Usage Attribution](https://docs.datadoghq.com/account_management/billing/usage_attribution.md) - [Datadog Costs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/cloud_cost_management/datadog_costs.md)