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What Kion is

Kion is a FinOps+ platform for monitoring and governing spending across cloud, AI, SaaS, and on-premises environments. It brings together multi-cloud cost reports, forecasts, anomaly alerts, cost allocation, and showback or chargeback support. Teams can set financial and operational rules and apply them across accounts and environments. Compliance tools include proactive guardrails, scheduled or on-demand checks, and automatic correction of misconfigurations. Kion supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and lists integrations such as ServiceNow, Jira, Tenable.sc, Terraform Cloud, Splunk, Slack, AWS Security Hub, and AWS Control Tower. It is installed in a customer cloud account rather than provided as SaaS, with deployments described through AWS CloudFormation or Azure Resource Manager templates. Kion FinOps+ starts at $40,000 a year, billed annually, with pricing based on managed cloud footprint; unlimited users and cloud accounts, support, and product upgrades are included. Separate cloud-provider running costs vary and start as low as $300 per month on average.

Who it suits

Kion suits commercial enterprises, government agencies, and higher-education institutions that need to manage cloud and other technology spending. Its self-hosted deployment and policy and compliance controls may fit regulated organizations.

What it does well

  • Reports, forecasts, and alerts cover multi-cloud spending.
  • Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Includes policy governance and automated remediation.
  • Annual license includes unlimited users and cloud accounts.

What to know first

  • No free plan is listed.
  • Self-hosted deployment requires a customer cloud account.
  • Cloud-provider operating costs are separate from the license.
  • Starts at $40,000 a year.

Limits

Kion has no free plan. Kion FinOps+ starts at $40,000 a year, billed annually, while separate cloud-provider running costs vary by deployment and start as low as $300 per month on average.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Kion FinOps+Annual subscription; starting at $40,000 per year, with pricing based on managed cloud footprint. · Unlimited users · Unlimited cloud accounts · Support and product upgrades included$40,000 a year

As kion.io lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Open https://kion.io/
  2. Select the annual Kion FinOps+ subscription
  3. Prepare a customer AWS or Azure cloud account
  4. Deploy using AWS CloudFormation or Azure Resource Manager templates
  5. Connect supported cloud providers and integrations
  6. Configure identity providers and MFA
  7. Define policies, reporting, and compliance workflows

Verdict

Kion combines spending visibility with policy governance and continuous compliance across supported cloud environments. Consider the annual license and separate hosting costs alongside its self-hosted deployment model.

Questions

Is Kion available as SaaS?

No. Kion is self-hosted in a customer cloud account and is not a SaaS offering.

How much does Kion FinOps+ cost?

The plan starts at $40,000 a year, billed annually, with pricing based on managed cloud footprint.

What does the subscription include?

The listed plan includes unlimited users, unlimited cloud accounts, support, and product upgrades.

Which cloud providers does Kion support?

Kion supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Which integrations are listed for Kion?

Integrations include ServiceNow, Jira, Tenable.sc, Terraform Cloud, Splunk, Slack, AWS Security Hub, and AWS Control Tower.

Does Kion support MFA and identity providers?

Yes. It supports Active Directory and SAML 2.0 identity providers, plus Google Authenticator TOTP or Yubico U2F through its internal directory.

Facts from Kion's own pages

Cloud providers
The platform supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Company history
Kion says it began in 2018 as cloudtamer.io. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Compliance
Kion describes continuous compliance features including proactive guardrails, scheduled or on-demand checks, and automatic remediation of misconfigurations. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Cost management
The FinOps platform provides multi-cloud spend reporting, forecasting, anomaly alerts, cost allocation, and showback and chargeback support. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Deployment
Kion is self-hosted in a customer cloud account and is not a SaaS offering; the FAQ describes deployments using AWS CloudFormation or Azure Resource Manager templates. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Extra hosting cost
Kion says its cloud-provider running costs vary by deployment and start as low as $300 per month on average; this is separate from the license price. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Founded
2018 · kion.io, 28 Sept 2026
Governance
Kion lets teams define financial and operational policies once and enforce them across cloud accounts and environments. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Columbia, Maryland, United States · kion.io, 28 Sept 2026
Identity and MFA
Kion supports Active Directory and SAML 2.0 identity providers, and its internal directory can use Google Authenticator TOTP or Yubico U2F for MFA. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Integrations
Listed integrations include ServiceNow, Jira, Tenable.sc, Terraform Cloud, Splunk, Slack, AWS Security Hub, and AWS Control Tower. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Intended customers
Kion says it serves commercial enterprises, government agencies, and higher-education institutions, including regulated organizations. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Security compliance
Kion’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2 and CSA STAR Level 1 among its compliance items. · trust.kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
Support
The FAQ says the license term includes basic email support with a two-business-day response time, software updates, and access to the Kion Success Center and community forums. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026
What it does
Kion is a FinOps+ platform for visibility, optimization, and governance of cloud, AI, SaaS, and on-premises spending. · kion.io, 30 Sept 2026

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