Cloud Cost Calculator (VS Code Extension)

Real-time cloud infrastructure cost estimates for IaC files (Terraform, CloudFormation). Bring your own prices (JSON/YAML). Inline hints, CodeLens, status bar, and a side panel breakdown.

Features

• Price config: .cloudcost/prices.json or .yaml (workspace) and ~/.cloudcost/prices.json (global)
• Terraform (.tf, .tf.json) and CloudFormation (YAML/JSON) parsing
• Inline monthly costs, detailed CodeLens, status bar total
• Side panel with totals and per-category breakdown
• Export cost report (JSON)
• Environments and overlays: cloudcost.environment and cloudcost.files.additionalPriceConfigs
• 3-day trial, one-time license (€9) for perpetual use

Quick Start

1. Create a price file in your workspace, e.g. .cloudcost/prices.json (see below).
2. Open a Terraform/CloudFormation file; inline hints appear.
3. Use the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):
   • Cloud Cost: Calculate Total
   • Cloud Cost: Toggle Display
   • Cloud Cost: Show Cost Breakdown
   • Cloud Cost: Export Cost Report
   • Cloud Cost: Enter License Key / Purchase Info

Example prices.json:

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "currency": "USD",
  "provider": "AWS",
  "region": "us-east-1",
  "resources": {
    "compute": { "t3.micro": { "hourly": 0.0104, "monthly": 7.488 } },
    "storage": { "gp3": { "per_gb_monthly": 0.08 } }
  }
}

Price Configuration Format

• version: string (config version)
• currency: string (e.g., USD)
• provider: string (e.g., AWS)
• region: string (e.g., us-east-1)
• resources: map of categories, each a map of SKUs with price entries
  • compute: { "": { hourly?, monthly?, yearly? } }
  • database: { "": { hourly?, monthly? } }
  • storage: { "": { per_gb_monthly?, iops?, throughput? } }
  • network: { "": { hourly?, monthly?, per_gb_processed? } }

Example (YAML):

version: "1.0"
currency: USD
provider: AWS
region: us-east-1
resources:
  compute:
    t3.small:
      hourly: 0.0208
      monthly: 14.976
  storage:
    gp3:
      per_gb_monthly: 0.08

Settings

• cloudcost.display.format: minimal | detailed | breakdown
• cloudcost.display.colorThresholds: low/medium/high monthly thresholds
• cloudcost.calculation.hoursPerMonth: default 730
• cloudcost.files.priceConfig: default .cloudcost/prices.json
• cloudcost.files.additionalPriceConfigs: array of overlay files
• cloudcost.environment: default | dev | staging | prod

Licensing

• Trial: 3 days from first activation.
• One-time price: €9 for a perpetual license.
• Purchase: run “Cloud Cost: Purchase Info” (email vahmoh111@gmail.com, PayPal accepted). You’ll receive a license key.
• Enter key: run “Cloud Cost: Enter License Key”.

Perpetual key format is a single hash string issued by the author.

Test Workspace

Use the included test-environment folder containing sample IaC files and ready-to-use price configs.

Screenshots

CLI

Run the CLI to generate a cost report:

npx cloudcost ./test-environment ./test-environment/.cloudcost/prices.json

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.