Documentation

Setup notes, operating principles, and rollout guidance for Spendwall's current 50-provider catalog.

50-provider catalogScheduled sync modelRead-only connections

Catalog

50 providers

Freshness

Daily + scheduled

Access

Read-only where supported

Quick start

1. Create the workspace

Sign in with Google or GitHub, choose the workspace, and land directly in the dashboard.

2. Connect providers

Use API keys, OAuth, or provider-native credentials to add the providers you actually use from the normalized catalog.

3. Let the first sync complete

Spendwall starts filling charts and summaries after the first completed sync window, then refreshes on scheduled cadence.

4. Add guardrails

Create daily, weekly, monthly, total, or credit-based thresholds and route alerts to the right owner before spend escalates.

Operating model

Provider-aware data collection

Each provider exposes different signals. Spendwall preserves those differences instead of pretending every source has the same cost, usage, or credit fields.

Scheduled freshness, not fake real-time

The product is built around scheduled sync windows and daily threshold evaluation. This keeps the product honest across cloud, AI, billing, and platform providers with very different APIs.

Read-only by design

Provider connections are meant for visibility and governance. Spendwall does not write back into your provider accounts.

Core playbooks

Provider onboarding

Validate credentials, confirm what signals are available, and document any provider-specific limits before rolling the connection to the whole team.

Threshold strategy

Start with broad monthly thresholds, then add daily or weekly rules where spend can accelerate quickly. The goal is early context, not alert fatigue.

Team governance

Use Team plan controls when spend must be assigned by project or person, especially for agencies, multi-client setups, or internal platform teams.

Historical review

Use retained history for weekly reviews, end-of-month variance checks, and provider comparison without bouncing across multiple billing dashboards.

Need rollout help?

If you are onboarding a team, an agency portfolio, or a multi-provider environment, Spendwall can be introduced in a guided sequence: workspace, providers, thresholds, then governance.