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Exporting Reports and Signed Artifacts

Published · Last updated: May 2026 · 3 min read

Who this is for

Finance leads, agency owners, and anyone who needs to share cost reports with stakeholders, clients, or for internal records.

What you will complete

Export FinOps cost data as a CSV or PDF report, and understand what signed reports are and when to use them.

Before you begin

  • FinOps billing data must be connected and showing data.
  • Navigate to FinOps → Reports card or use the export/download buttons on specific sections.

Export options

CSV export (raw data)

CSV exports are best for further analysis in spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets) or importing into accounting tools.

What you can export as CSV:

  • Daily cost breakdown by provider and account
  • Allocations breakdown by dimension
  • Recommendations list with savings estimates
  • Waste findings

How to export:

  1. Go to FinOps.
  2. Find the section you want to export (Cost Summary, Allocations, Recommendations).
  3. Click the Download or Export CSV button (download icon).
  4. The CSV file downloads to your browser's default download location.

PDF report (formatted summary)

PDF reports are formatted for sharing with stakeholders or clients who need a readable summary.

What a PDF report includes:

  • Period header (month, time window, organization name)
  • Total spend KPIs and trend chart
  • By Account breakdown
  • Top waste findings and savings opportunities
  • Budget status

How to generate a PDF:

  1. Go to FinOps → Reports card.
  2. Select the report period (current month, last month, or custom date range).
  3. Click Generate Report or Download PDF.
  4. The PDF generates and downloads within a few seconds.

Signed reports

For clients or external stakeholders who need assurance that the report has not been tampered with, CloudAIPilot provides signed reports. A signed report includes a cryptographic signature that can be verified to confirm the report came from CloudAIPilot and has not been modified.

When to use signed reports:

  • Billing clients for managed hosting services (as proof of actual cloud spend)
  • Compliance documentation that requires data integrity proof
  • Financial audits

How to generate a signed report:

  1. Go to FinOps → Reports.
  2. Select the period and report scope.
  3. Click Generate Signed Report.
  4. The report downloads with an embedded signature block.

Verifying a signed report: Contact support for the public key and verification instructions to validate a signed report's signature.

Scheduled report delivery

You can configure scheduled reports to be automatically emailed or sent to a notification channel on a recurring schedule (weekly, monthly):

  1. Go to FinOps → Reports.
  2. Click Schedule Report.
  3. Set the frequency (weekly, monthly, first day of month, etc.).
  4. Select the delivery channel (email address or notification channel).
  5. Save the schedule.

Scheduled reports deliver automatically at the configured interval. No manual action required.

What success looks like

  • CSV downloads contain accurate cost data matching what is shown on the FinOps dashboard.
  • PDF reports include all key metrics in a clean, readable format.
  • Scheduled reports arrive at the configured interval.

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