See exactly where your Databricks spend goes.
LakeSentry is a Databricks cost observability and performance optimization platform. Analyze, allocate and optimize Databricks costs with deep insights and without risking stability.
Free with unlimited workspaces. Read-only access.
Who is LakeSentry for?
For Platform Engineering
Get detailed observability into Databricks resources. Apply fixes safely.
Cluster lifecycle, idle warehouses, retry storms: surfaced as insights with evidence and ranked by impact. Real performance and cost optimization opportunities.
- Cross-workspace visibility
- Insights with evidence
- Performance insights
For Platform Engineering
For FinOps
Databricks cost attribution and chargeback, automated.
Normalized cost attribution across every workspace, broken out by team, job, and SQL warehouse. Anomalies surface within hours, not in next month’s invoice.
- Cost Attribution
- Chargeback
- Anomaly Detection
For FinOps
All-around view of your Databricks cost and performance
A single pane of glass dashboard unifying data about costs, workloads, users, jobs, and apps — so your team always knows where to act.
app.lakesentry.io
LakeSentry
Overview
Total Cost
$€47,832 +12.4%
Last 30 days
Cost of Failure
$€3,241
Failed runs & retries
30-Day Forecast
$€51k–$€58k
72% confidence
Active Jobs
847
Across 4 workspaces
Insights
23
4 critical
Attribution
94%
Quality score
Cost Trend
Jan 7
$€3,450
Jan 8
$€3,180
Jan 9
$€3,340
Jan 10
$€6,780
Jan 11
$€4,120
Jan 12
$€3,560
Jan 13
$€1,940
Jan 14
$€3,410
W1
$€9,870
W2
$€11,230
W3
$€13,450
W4
$€23,400
Oct
$€38,200
Nov
$€41,500
Dec
$€44,100
Jan
$€47,832
Top Cost Drivers 15 resources
Resource Type Cost Activity
successRate 94.2%
avgDuration 47 min
costBreakdown $€6,210 DBU + $€2,210 Cloud
trend +18% vs prior period
Cost Explorer |
Cost by Category
42%
Jobs · $€20,089
DBU$€14,862 Cloud$€5,227
28%
SQL Warehouses · $€13,393
DBU$€10,178 Cloud$€3,215
18%
Interactive · $€8,610
DBU$€6,200 Cloud$€2,410
Serving · $€3,827
DBU$€3,061 Cloud$€766
Other · $€1,913
DBU$€1,378 Cloud$€535
Jobs
SQL Warehouses
Interactive
Serving
Other
Category Total DBU Cloud %
Jobs
$€20,089 42% SQL Warehouses
$€13,393 28% Interactive
$€8,610 18% Serving
$€3,827 8% Other
$€1,913 4% Budgets |
Production Pipeline
Warning $€22,140 of $€25,000 Monthly
Analytics Team
On Track $€11,280 of $€15,000 Monthly
ML Training
Over Budget $€21,400 of $€20,000 Monthly
Dev Sandbox
On Track $€2,340 of $€5,000 Monthly
Commitments |
Total Committed
72,000 DBU
+ $€12,000/yr support
Utilization
85%
On track
Savings vs PAYG
$€8,240
22% discount
Enterprise DBU
Healthy
42,180 DBU / 50,000 DBU
Premium Support
Healthy
$€8,000 / $€12,000/yr
Serverless SQL
Critical
9,620 DBU / 10,000 DBU
Insights |
CRIT anomaly Cost spike detected $€2,100/mo
etl_daily_ingest · 2 hours ago
HIGH waste Idle SQL warehouse $€4,200/mo
analytics_warehouse · 1 day ago
MED optimization Autoscaling opportunity $€3,800/mo
ml_feature_pipeline · 3 days ago
HIGH waste Orphaned cluster running $€2,350/mo
dev-sandbox-02 · 5 days ago
All Workloads |
Jobs
142
$€20,089
Pipelines
18
$€4,310
SQL WH
12
$€13,393
Serving
8
$€3,827
Workload Type Cost Trend Success Impact
etl_daily_ingest Job $€8,420 high
ml_feature_pipeline Job $€6,180 medium
analytics_warehouse SQL $€5,940 low
streaming_bronze Pipeline $€4,310 medium
feature_serving_v2 Serving $€3,827 high
Showing 5 of 180 resources
Compute |
Cluster Type Workers CPU Idle (hrs) Cost
prod-etl-01
ml-training-gpu
analytics-pool
dev-sandbox-02
—
$€12 staging-etl
—
$€34 SQL Analytics |
Warehouse Queries Cost Error % Avg RT P95 RT Queue
analytics_warehouse
bi_reporting
ad_hoc_query
Model Serving |
Endpoint Type Requests Latency Tokens Cost
feature_serving_v2
In: —
Out: —
llm-chat-prod
In: 24M
Out: 8.2M
embeddings-api
In: 12M
Out: —
Storage Optimization |
Date Workspace Operation Count Success Failed DBUs Est. Cost
2h ago COMPACT 48 48 12% reads
6h ago VACUUM 14 14 8 GB freed
1h ago ANALYZE 30 30 —
12h ago CLUSTERING 7 7 34% scans
Cost Attribution |
94% attributed
Priority-ordered rules
# Type Rule Assign To Active Coverage
1 pattern 42%
Production Workloads
env=production
2 pattern 18%
ML Training Jobs
ml_*
3 exact 28%
Analytics Queries
analytics_*
4 exact 12%
Default Catch-All
*
Principal Mappings |
Search principals...
Principal Type Team Department Cost Center
svc-etl-prod SVC Platform
svc-ml-training SVC ML Ops
alex.chen@acme.co User BI Team
analytics_scheduler SVC BI Team
Showing 5 of 24 principals
Tag Governance |
Compliance
87%
Violations
14
+3 this week
Active Policies
6
2 enforced
Resource Policy Missing Tags Severity
dev-sandbox-02 env, owner high
ad-hoc-cluster-temp cost_center medium
test-pipeline-v3 env low
Cost Explorer
Drill into every cost.
Break down spend by jobs, SQL warehouses, compute types, workspace, users, and other dimensions. Quickly pivot between views to find the signal in the noise.
- Stacked breakdown by resource type
- Workspace × compute heatmap
- Filter by time range, workspace, team
app.lakesentry.io/explorer
Last 30 days All Workspaces Production
Cost by Resource Type
Jobs 42%
Jobs
$€20,089 (42%)
Databricks $€14,862 Cloud $€5,227
SQL Warehouses 28%
SQL Warehouses
$€13,393 (28%)
Databricks $€10,178 Cloud $€3,215
Interactive 18%
Interactive
$€8,610 (18%)
Databricks $€6,200 Cloud $€2,410
Serving
$€3,827 (8%)
Databricks $€3,061 Cloud $€766
Other
$€1,913 (4%)
Databricks $€1,378 Cloud $€535
| Category | DBU Cost | Cloud Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs 42% | $€14,862 | $€5,227 | $€20,089 |
| SQL Warehouses 28% | $€10,178 | $€3,215 | $€13,393 |
| Interactive 18% | $€6,200 | $€2,410 | $€8,610 |
| Serving 8% | $€3,061 | $€766 | $€3,827 |
| Other 4% | $€1,378 | $€535 | $€1,913 |
Compute Breakdown
Jobs $€18,240
Jobs: $€18,240
All Purpose $€8,610
All Purpose: $€8,610
SQL Warehouse $€7,340
SQL Warehouse: $€7,340
Serverless $€4,780
Serverless: $€4,780
Service Breakdown
DLT $€4,120
DLT: $€4,120
Model Serving $€2,840
Model Serving: $€2,840
Feature Store $€1,102
Feature Store: $€1,102
Vector Search $€800
Vector Search: $€800
Top Spenders
6 of 34 principals | Principal | Spend | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| svc-etl-prod svc | $€14,280 +18% | 12.4K | 2 |
| svc-ml-training svc Fastest Growing | $€9,410 +42% | 3.1K | — |
| alex.chen@acme.co user | $€7,820 -4% | 8.9K | — |
| analytics_scheduler svc | $€6,140 +7% | 24.1K | 1 |
| maria.jones@acme.co user | $€4,680 -12% | 5.2K | — |
| dev-sandbox-pool svc | $€3,210 +2% | 890 | — |
Workspace × Compute Heatmap
| Jobs | SQL WH | Interactive | Pipelines | Serving | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | Production · Jobs $€12.4k | Production · SQL WH $€8.2k | Production · Interactive $€3.1k | Production · Pipelines $€1.8k | Production · Serving $€0.2k |
| Staging | Staging · Jobs $€4.1k | Staging · SQL WH $€1.9k | Staging · Interactive $€1.2k | Staging · Pipelines $€0.3k | Staging · Serving $€0.1k |
| Analytics | Analytics · Jobs $€2.3k | Analytics · SQL WH $€11.6k | Analytics · Interactive $€5.4k | Analytics · Pipelines $€0.1k | Analytics · Serving $€0.0k |
| ML | ML · Jobs $€9.8k | ML · SQL WH $€0.2k | ML · Interactive $€1.4k | ML · Pipelines $€4.2k | ML · Serving $€1.1k |
| Dev | Dev · Jobs $€1.6k | Dev · SQL WH $€1.3k | Dev · Interactive $€2.8k | Dev · Pipelines $€0.1k | Dev · Serving $€0.0k |
app.lakesentry.io/insights
Active Insights
23
Potential Savings
$€12,450/mo
Needs Attention
7
4 critical, 3 high
Anomaly Critical
Cost spike detected
etl_daily_ingest
$€2,100/mo 2 hours ago
Cost Multiplier 3.2x
Z-Score 4.1
Baseline Cost $€1,240
Current Cost $€3,968
Waste High
Idle SQL warehouse
analytics_warehouse
$€4,200/mo 1 day ago
Optimization Medium
Autoscaling opportunity
ml_feature_pipeline
$€3,800/mo 3 days ago
Waste High
Orphaned cluster running
dev-sandbox-02
$€2,350/mo 5 days ago
Insights
Know what to fix — and why.
LakeSentry surfaces anomalies, resource waste, and optimization opportunities ranked by impact. Each insight includes evidence, estimated savings, and a detailed path to action.
- Anomaly detection with statistical evidence
- Waste identification for idle and orphaned resources
- Approve or dismiss with full audit trail
Ways to run LakeSentry
We offer flexible deployment options to match your infrastructure.
Recommended
Fastest setup
SaaS
Hosted by LakeSentry. Connects to your Databricks instance directly or via a deployed connector.
- Up in minutes
- No infrastructure to maintain
- SSO authentication support
Quick setup, full data sovereignty
Databricks App
Runs entirely inside your Databricks account.
- Nothing but a license check leaves your environment
- Install directly from Databricks Marketplace
Enterprise
Private Cloud
LakeSentry deployed in your own VPC. For organizations with network isolation requirements or custom procurement.
- Your VPC, your account
- Dedicated onboarding
Read-only access to your Databricks metadata. GDPR-aligned SOC 2 Type II certification in progress. Need EU data residency?
Free
$0€0
Standard
$499€499/ mo
Pro
$849€849/ mo
No per-DBU tax. No per-workspace fees. Paid tiers billed annually.
FAQ
Common questions about LakeSentry from platform and FinOps teams.
Does LakeSentry show only Databricks costs, or cloud costs too?
LakeSentry shows both Databricks and Cloud costs (such as compute, networking, and storage), so you get a unified view of your total incurred cost.
How many workspaces can I connect?
All plans include unlimited workspaces with no per-workspace fees.
How does LakeSentry connect to Databricks?
Depending on the type of deployment, LakeSentry can be connected directly using OAuth or PATs, or, in case of Databricks App, it lives within your Databricks workspace and does not require a connection.
Do you store query text?
Yes. LakeSentry stores query text because it improves insight quality. If keeping query text inside your own environment is a requirement, deploy the Databricks App — every component, including the cost ledger and query text, runs entirely in your own Databricks account.
Does LakeSentry require Unity Catalog?
Yes. Unity Catalog is required for access to the system catalog system tables used by LakeSentry.
Can we customize DBU prices?
Yes. LakeSentry uses list-price by default and supports optional DBU price overrides so your dashboards reflect your contract reality.
We operate in multiple regions — does that matter?
Yes. You'll connect each region you operate in. LakeSentry shows data unified across workspaces and accounts, even if the accounts are in different regions or clouds.
How is this different from Databricks' built-in cost tools?
Built-in tools show raw usage data per workspace. LakeSentry normalizes cost across all your workspaces, detects anomalies and waste automatically, and provides clear actions to fix what it finds.
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