# Cloud migration cost management

Plan, track, and optimize your cloud migration journey with complete cost visibility at every stage.

## What is cloud migration?

Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud or between cloud platforms. With CloudSpend, you get full visibility into the cost and performance implications of every migration phase.

From planning and budgeting to execution and post-migration optimization, CloudSpend helps you forecast spending, identify inefficiencies, and fine-tune your cloud setup for maximum ROI. It transforms cloud migration from a blind leap to a data-driven strategy by tracking resource usage, minimizing downtime, and ensuring cost-effective scaling once you’re in the cloud.

### See also

[Request a Demo](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/request-demo.html)

[View Blog](https://blogs.manageengine.com/itom/cloudspend)

[View Pricing](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/pricing.html)

### Explore CloudSpend

[Usage-based reporting](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/features/usage-based-reporting.html)

[Forecasting](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/features/forecasting.html)

## Take control of your cloud migration cost

### Pre-migration cost forecasting

Estimate the future costs of cloud services before migration. CloudSpend helps you simulate different migration scenarios so you can budget confidently and choose the most cost-effective path.

### Track costs across migration phases

Break down cloud costs by pre-migration setup, lift-and-shift execution, and optimization phases. CloudSpend helps you pinpoint unexpected spikes or inefficiencies during your transition.

### Post-migration optimization insights

Once you’ve migrated, CloudSpend helps you continuously monitors usage patterns and cost anomalies to recommend ways to rightsize resources and eliminate waste.

### Custom reports for all stakeholders

Generate tailored reports that highlight migration progress and ROI. Whether it’s for engineering heads, finance teams, or C-suite stakeholders, CloudSpend turns data into actionable insights.

## Featured Resources

### Blog

#### ManageEngine CloudSpend has launched its Reports feature: See what's new

ManageEngine CloudSpend is a cloud cost management tool and it has launched custom reports feature to view and analyze actionable insights.

[Read more](https://blogs.manageengine.com/cloudspend/2023/07/05/manageengine-cloudspend-custom-reports.html)

### Articles

#### In-depth guides to FinOps

Go deep on cost optimization, tagging, governance, AI spend, and more, with practical guidance you can act on.

[Read articles](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/articles/)

### FinOps Glossary

#### Cloud cost terms, made clear

Look up the FinOps, cloud cost, and AI spend terms your team keeps running into, explained in plain language.

[Browse the glossary](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/finops-glossary/)

### User Guide

#### Help and documentation

Get set up quickly and learn how to use every CloudSpend feature, step by step.

[Read more](https://www.manageengine.com/cloudspend/help/)