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What it does
Kion is a FinOps+ platform for visibility, optimization, and governance of cloud, AI, SaaS, and on-premises spending.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
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.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Integrations
Listed integrations include ServiceNow, Jira, Tenable.sc, Terraform Cloud, Splunk, Slack, AWS Security Hub, and AWS Control Tower.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Compliance
Kion describes continuous compliance features including proactive guardrails, scheduled or on-demand checks, and automatic remediation of misconfigurations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
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.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Headquarters
Columbia, Maryland, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Founded
2018Read 28 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Cloud providers
The platform supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Company history
Kion says it began in 2018 as cloudtamer.io.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Cost management
The FinOps platform provides multi-cloud spend reporting, forecasting, anomaly alerts, cost allocation, and showback and chargeback support.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
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.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Governance
Kion lets teams define financial and operational policies once and enforce them across cloud accounts and environments.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
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.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Intended customers
Kion says it serves commercial enterprises, government agencies, and higher-education institutions, including regulated organizations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io
Security compliance
Kion’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2 and CSA STAR Level 1 among its compliance items.Read 30 Sep 2026 · trust.kion.io

Plans and prices

Kion FinOps+ $40,000 a year 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 Read 30 Sep 2026 · kion.io

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