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Catch cost anomalies before they spiral, surface optimization opportunities, and safely tune your Databricks environment — without risking production stability.

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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

Built from real optimization playbooks — for platform engineering, FinOps, and data leadership teams running Databricks at scale.

For Platform Engineering

Pinpoint runaway jobs, warehouse drift, and regressions before they impact reliability.

For FinOps

Get normalized cost visibility across workspaces with evidence-backed optimization priorities.

For Data and ML teams

See where experiments and serving endpoints burn budget, then act with clear guardrails.

For Leadership

Tie Databricks cost to operational decisions with a clear path from insight to action.

Cost Explorer

Drill into every cost.

Break down spend by jobs, SQL warehouses, compute types, or teams. Pivot between views to find the signal in the noise — no SQL required.

  • Stacked breakdown by resource type
  • Workspace × compute heatmap
  • Filter by time range, workspace, or environment
app.lakesentry.io/explorer
Last 30 days All Workspaces Production
Cost by Resource Type
Jobs 42%
SQL Warehouses 28%
Interactive 18%
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
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
Insights

Know what to fix — and why.

LakeSentry surfaces anomalies, waste, and optimization opportunities ranked by impact. Each insight includes evidence, estimated savings, and a one-click path to action.

  • Anomaly detection with statistical evidence
  • Waste identification for idle and orphaned resources
  • Approve or dismiss with full audit trail

How LakeSentry works

Connect in minutes. See your first cost breakdown the same day.

Connect

Add a read-only service principal and connect your Databricks account. Takes minutes, not days.

Collect

LakeSentry ingests system tables and API metadata on a schedule to build a normalized cost ledger.

Act safely

Review insights, approve changes — or enable autopilot for selected safe actions with guardrails.

Simple, predictable pricing

Start free with unlimited workspaces and upgrade anytime as your team grows.

Free

Free forever
$0

Get started with full visibility — stay free forever.

  • Unlimited workspaces
  • 1 user
  • 3 months history
  • Insight summaries
  • Community support
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Standard

Popular
$250 / mo

billed annually

For teams who need full insight details and deeper history.

  • Unlimited workspaces
  • Up to 5 users
  • 12 months history
  • Full insight details
  • Standard support
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Pro

Full power
$500 / mo

billed annually

For platform teams with advanced needs.

  • Unlimited workspaces
  • Unlimited users
  • Unlimited history
  • Full insight details
  • AI Agent access
  • Visibility filters
  • Priority support
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Need procurement support, security review, or a guided rollout? .

Included on every plan
Ledger + unit economics
Significant-work detection
Anomalies + waste insights
Safe optimization
Audit trail
Cost model control
Security

Your data stays yours.

LakeSentry connects via a read-only service principal. Start with zero-write access and keep full control.

Read-only by default

LakeSentry uses a service principal with read-only access. Write permissions are optional and only needed if you choose to execute optimization actions.

System tables only

We query Databricks system tables for usage and cost metadata. LakeSentry never accesses your business data, notebooks, or query results.

Runs in your account

LakeSentry reads Databricks usage and cost metadata from your environment. In the MVP, query text may also be processed to improve insight quality.

SOC 2 Type II certification in progress.

FAQ

Common questions from platform engineering and FinOps teams.

How many workspaces can I connect?
All plans include unlimited workspaces with no per-workspace fees.
Can we run read-only?
Yes. LakeSentry can run fully read-only for reporting and detection. Write permissions are only required if you choose to execute actions (manual approvals or autopilot).
Does LakeSentry require Unity Catalog?
Yes. Unity Catalog is required for reliable access to the system catalog system tables used by LakeSentry.
How safe is automation?
LakeSentry runs read-only by default. You can enable approval mode to review and approve actions, or optionally turn on autopilot for selected safe actions with guardrails, rate limits, and a kill switch.
Do you store query text?
In the MVP, yes. LakeSentry stores raw query text because it improves insight quality. If this is a blocker, contact us and we can work through deployment options while self-serve controls are being built.
How does pricing work?
Free includes unlimited workspaces, 1 user, and 3 months of history. Standard ($250/mo, billed annually) adds up to 5 users and 12 months of history. Pro ($500/mo, billed annually) unlocks unlimited users, unlimited history, AI Agent, and visibility filters.
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 connector health per region and continues monitoring wherever connectors are healthy.
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 gives you one-click actions to fix what it finds — no SQL or manual analysis required.
How does LakeSentry compare to other optimization platforms?
LakeSentry is read-only by default, charges no per-workspace fees, and focuses on safe automation with approval workflows and guardrails. Most alternatives require broad write access from day one or charge per workspace, which penalizes teams with many environments.

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Built by a team that has spent years helping companies run Databricks at scale. We productized what works.