Differences Between Cost > History and Cost > History Invoice Reports under GCP

Products

• CloudHealth

Issue/Introduction

When reviewing billing and expense data in CloudHealth, users often notice discrepancies when comparing the Cost > History report with the Cost > History Invoice report for the same time frame.

Resolution

The primary difference between the Cost History and History Invoice reports in CloudHealth is the data column used for aggregation:

Cost History is based on the usage date, while the History Invoice report is based on the invoice month. Because these two reports utilize different time-based columns from the same billing data, the totals often do not align.

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