> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.costory.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Usage & Metrics Providers

> Connect usage metrics data sources in Costory to track unit economics and explain cost changes

Spend alone doesn't tell the whole story.
Connect usage metrics to understand *why* costs changed and to what extent the change was driven by underlying business metrics.

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## Support Matrix

Click a datasource to jump to the right setup steps.

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  <Card title="CSV" href="/setup/usage-metrics/csv">
    Upload usage metrics as a flat or columnar CSV.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Google Sheet" href="/setup/usage-metrics/google-sheet">
    Sync metrics directly from a Google Sheet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Datadog" href="/setup/usage-metrics/datadog">
    Query Datadog metrics with rollups.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Datadog CI" href="/setup/usage-metrics/datadog-ci">
    Pull CI visibility metrics from Datadog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="BigQuery" href="/setup/usage-metrics/bigquery">
    Import metrics stored in BigQuery tables.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GCS Inventory" href="/setup/usage-metrics/gcs-inventory">
    Use GCS inventory Parquet exports.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Amplitude" href="/setup/usage-metrics/amplitude">
    Bring product analytics metrics into Costory.
  </Card>

  <Card title="S3 Parquet" href="/setup/usage-metrics/s3-parquet">
    Import Parquet metrics files from S3.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tsuga" href="/setup/usage-metrics/tsuga">
    Import metrics, logs, and traces from Tsuga.
  </Card>
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## Next Steps

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  <Card title="Connect Events" icon="calendar" href="/setup/events">
    Add deploys and incidents for full context.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build Reports" icon="file-chart-line" href="/features/slack-reports">
    Create automated reports with your metrics.
  </Card>
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