You can now add budgets directly to reports in the Ternary Reporting Engine. Budgets appear as overlay lines on charts and as variance columns in tables, giving you an at-a-glance view of how actual cloud spend compares to plan.

What’s new

Budget overlay lines on charts. When a budget is added to a report, a reference line appears on bar, line, and area charts showing the budgeted amount for each period. If the budget changes month to month, the reference line adjusts accordingly. Budget details are also included in chart tooltips and legends for additional context. Reports can be saved with budgets applied, and overlays update automatically as underlying data refreshes.

Variance columns in tables. In table view, the budget amount and variance columns are automatically included. For standard budgets, totals and variance are displayed at the summary level. For hierarchical budgets, amounts and variance appear inline, aligned to the appropriate dimension. When the Show Totals toggle is enabled, the footer includes budget and variance values alongside cost totals.

Dashboard widget support. Reports with budget overlays render seamlessly when pinned to dashboards, ensuring budget tracking is visible alongside your other key metrics.

How to get started:

Open a budget in Ternary and select “View in Report Builder.” The budget overlay will appear on supported chart types and in table view.

Note: Budgets are currently supported at monthly granularity.

Why it matters

This enhancement brings planning and performance tracking into the same reporting workflow. Teams can monitor budget adherence, identify variance earlier, and take action without switching between tools.