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Recon your Azure. Secure it. Optimize it.

Connect Azure read-only in about three minutes. Get a full inventory, architecture diagrams, attack paths, compliance mapping and cost savings in one place.

  • Reader role only
  • No agents
  • Secrets in Azure Key Vault
  • 14-day trial
Connection guide

From app registration to your first scan in one minute

Follow every click in the Azure portal, then watch KloudRecon validate the connection and map your estate. Spoken guide with captions.

Read the transcript

The Azure portal screens in this guide are simplified illustrations drawn by KloudSchool, not screenshots. Azure is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies.

See it work

Every capability, live in one place

Six views from one read-only connection. Pick one, or let them play.

KloudRecon · Security

Attack path · Critical

  • Remote Desktop (RDP) is open to the internetCritical
  • Managed identity can read every Key Vault secretHigh
  • Key vault can be purged permanentlyMedium
Fix as CLI, Bicep or Azure Policy
Platform

Everything you need to understand Azure

Security, architecture and cost in one consistent, read-only view.

Security posture

Real internet exposure from NSG and load balancer rules, attack paths to sensitive data, identity analysis and 280+ configuration checks.

  • Attack paths and blast radius
  • KloudRecon Azure Baseline, mapped to MCSB, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA
  • Remediation in Portal, CLI, PowerShell, Bicep, Terraform

Architecture diagrams

Reference-quality diagrams with Microsoft's Azure architecture icons, generated from what is really deployed.

  • Network, hub-and-spoke, workload and data-flow views
  • Security, cost and change overlays
  • Export to PNG, SVG, PDF and draw.io

Cost optimization

Actual and amortized cost, forecasts with confidence bands, anomalies with root cause, and rightsizing from real metrics.

  • Waste finder and commitment advice
  • What-if simulator with retail prices
  • Showback by tag, team or cost center

Assessment reports

Executive one-pagers, a full assessment as an editable Word document, compliance evidence packs and architecture documents. Every top finding comes with fix steps, an Azure Policy to keep it fixed and the Microsoft Learn page behind it. White-label for consultants, scheduled email delivery and evidence export per control.

AI analyst

Ask questions about your environment in plain language. Answers cite the resources and findings they are based on. Read-only by design.

75 capabilities in all, for your own Azure and for CSP and MSP partners.

Why KloudRecon

Deep checks, safe access, clear costs

280+

Security and configuration checks

Our own Azure Baseline, mapped to MCSB, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA.

Connect Azure read-only in about three minutes

Read-only, Reader role. No agents. Security overview

FinOps that finds money

Actual and amortized cost, forecasts with confidence bands, anomalies with root cause, and rightsizing from real metrics.

Savings tracker

Realized savings

Sample data
Servers

Every server, inside and out

Azure is only part of the estate. Check Windows and Linux servers from the inside with a read-only script, see your Azure Arc-enabled servers from the outside, and read both next to your Azure subscriptions in one report.

Windows roles and server products checked
23
Windows roles and server products checked
Linux component cards, from kernel to Redis
11
Linux component cards, from kernel to Redis
Azure Arc checks, nothing extra to install
23
Azure Arc checks, nothing extra to install
Read-only PowerShell

Windows Server health

One script, run by your administrator, reads the server from the inside: capacity, patches, 30 days of events and the roles it runs.

  • Disks, memory, uptime, missing updates and the CVEs they fix
  • SQL Server instances, database sizes, backups and jobs
  • Domain controller, DNS, DHCP, AD FS, certificate authority, Hyper-V and more
  • Active Directory
  • SQL Server
  • Exchange
  • SharePoint
  • IIS
  • System Center
Read-only Bash

Linux server health

The same depth for Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky, AlmaLinux, SUSE and more, with a component card for every service it finds.

  • Kernel hardening, SSH, accounts, firewall and certificates
  • 30 days of journal errors and warnings, day by day
  • Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL / MariaDB and Redis health
  • Ubuntu
  • Red Hat
  • Debian
  • SUSE
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
Reader role, no script

Azure Arc-enabled servers

Servers in your datacenter, on VMware or Hyper-V, or in AWS and Google Cloud, seen through Azure Arc with the same read-only connection.

  • Connection, agent, end of support and Extended Security Updates
  • Missing patches, Defender and monitoring coverage, baseline audits
  • SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc, hybrid attack paths and diagrams
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V
  • Physical
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • SQL Server

Azure, Arc and every server, in one report

KloudRecon puts three views side by side: what the script finds inside each Windows and Linux server, what Azure Arc knows about its connection, agent, patches and protection, and the Azure around it all, from virtual machines and networks to security, cost and diagrams.

  • Scripts you can read line by line. They change nothing.
  • Output encrypted on the server. Only KloudRecon can open it.
  • One Word report per server, or one assessment report for Azure and every server.
For CSP & MSP partners

Every customer's bill, explained and billed

Sign in once with your Partner Center account. KloudRecon reads every customer, subscription and licence read-only, tells you why each bill went up or down, and turns it into statements at your prices. Buying through Pax8? Connect it too.

  • Why every bill changed

    Every customer and subscription, 13 months of billing, and twelve reasons that add up exactly to each rise and fall.

  • Prices, margin and statements

    Price books with tiers, fees, margin per customer, statements in the customer's currency, exports to QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite and PSA tools.

  • Renewals and unused seats

    Microsoft 365 renewal calendar, 7-day cancel windows with the hours left, and unused seats priced before they renew for a year.

  • Access, earned credit and misuse

    GDAP relationships and end dates, Partner Earned Credit that stopped, and signs of crypto mining or fraud on a customer subscription.

  • Money in

    Payments, ageing and overdue reminders, charges you never billed, late charges, and each Microsoft invoice checked against the data.

  • Security and a portal for each customer

    A full KloudRecon workspace per customer, and a portal where their people see "Your bill" at your prices, never your cost.

Today

What needs you, in money order

Sample data
  • Cancel window closes in 19 hours

    Fabrikam · 25 seats added by mistake

    $900 / month
  • 12 unused seats renew in 9 days

    Woodgrove Bank · Microsoft 365 E3

    $5,184 / year
  • Earned credit stopped 3 days ago

    Contoso · Azure plan

    $410 so far
  • Customer access ends in 6 days

    Tailspin Toys · GDAP relationship

Why the bill went up

All customers · sample
  • Read only in Partner Center, Microsoft 365, Azure and Pax8
  • Customers never see your cost or margin
  • Partner plan from the pricing page
How it works

Connect, scan, act

From zero to a prioritized action plan without installing anything.

Read how every part works
  1. Step 1: Connect

    Create an app registration with the Reader role and paste three values. About three minutes, no agents.

  2. Step 2: Scan

    KloudRecon reads inventory, relationships, RBAC, Defender, Advisor, Policy, metrics and cost data.

  3. Step 3: Act

    Fix the risks that matter first, cut waste, and share audit-ready reports with your team.

Built for

Built for the people who answer for Azure

Consultants and MSPs, IT and cloud managers, security leads, and FinOps and finance teams.

to connect Azure read-only
~3 min
to connect Azure read-only
frameworks mapped, from our Azure Baseline to Well-Architected
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frameworks mapped, from our Azure Baseline to Well-Architected
report types, from one-pager to full assessment
7
report types, from one-pager to full assessment
Compare

More than the portal, less than a project

  • Inventory across all subscriptions with change history

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Attack paths and real internet exposure

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Compliance mapping with evidence export

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Architecture diagrams with Azure architecture icons

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Cost forecast, anomalies and rightsizing

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • One prioritized backlog of risks and savings

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Windows, Linux and Azure Arc server health in one place

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Client-ready PDF reports in minutes

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
  • Every CSP customer's bill explained, priced and turned into statements

    KloudRecon
    Azure Portal alone
    Spreadsheets & scripts
Choose a plan

Simple plans that start small

Start with a free 14-day trial. Upgrade when you are ready.

FAQ

Questions, answered

27 answers about access, data, features, partners and plans. New here? Read how KloudRecon works or the security overview.

Getting started

What does KloudRecon do?

It connects to Azure read-only and shows, in one place, what you have, how secure it is, what it costs, how reliable it is and what to fix first: inventory and changes, architecture diagrams, security findings and attack paths, compliance mapping, cost and savings, server health, recommendations, reports and an AI assistant. CSP and MSP partners also get the Partner Console for every customer's billing.

How long until I see results?

Connecting takes about three minutes. The first scan usually finishes within minutes, and you can follow it live. After that KloudRecon scans every day at the hour you choose, and you can press Scan now at any time.

Do I need to install anything?

No agents. You create one app registration in the Azure portal or Cloud Shell, and KloudRecon does the rest. Only the optional server health check uses a script, which your administrator runs and can read line by line.

Why is my new account "under review"?

We review every new organization to keep the platform safe for everyone. Most accounts are approved within one business day, and you get an email as soon as it happens.

Can I look around before signing up?

Yes. View live demo on the home page opens a read-only tour of a sample company with made-up data. No sign-up needed.

Access, security and data

What access does KloudRecon need?

Only the built-in Reader role on the subscriptions or management group you choose. Optional read-only Microsoft Graph permissions unlock Entra ID posture. We never need write permissions, and we warn you if we detect them.

Does KloudRecon ever change anything in my Azure?

No. Every connection is read-only. Fix steps, scripts and Azure Policy definitions are shown for your team to run when you decide to. Nothing is created, changed, stopped or deleted by KloudRecon.

Can KloudRecon read my data, secrets or keys?

No. Reader cannot read secrets, keys, app settings or data inside your services. KloudRecon collects metadata, configuration, metrics and cost only.

Where is my client secret stored?

Only in Azure Key Vault, accessed with a managed identity. Our database stores the secret name, never the value, and the value is never shown again after you save it.

How is my data kept apart from other organizations?

Every table that holds customer data is protected by row-level security in the database, so one organization can never read another's rows, even through a bug in a page. Inside a partner, staff access limits each account manager to their own customers.

Does the AI see my data?

The AI features are optional. When they are on, the model receives the summarized facts it needs, with names and IP addresses masked if you choose, and every number in its answer is checked against your data before you see it. AI text is always labelled, and the assistant can only read, never change.

Can I read the source code?

Yes. KloudRecon's source code is on GitHub at github.com/chathu2017/KloudRecon under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0, so your team can see how it is built before you connect anything. It is free for personal use, study, research and noncommercial organizations. Business use needs a KloudRecon plan or a commercial licence from KloudSchool.

Features

Where do the checks and recommendations come from?

From Microsoft's public guidance: the Microsoft cloud security benchmark, the Azure Well-Architected Framework and the Azure service security baselines. Every check cites the Microsoft Learn page it is based on and is tested with passing and failing examples before release. Reports also point to free tools from Microsoft and the open-source community for a second opinion.

Is KloudRecon certified for compliance frameworks?

No, and it does not certify you. KloudRecon is a technical assessment: it maps its checks to framework control IDs to help you prepare and to give your auditor evidence for the technical controls. Certification and audit opinions come from accredited auditors. KloudRecon is not affiliated with or endorsed by any standards body.

Does KloudRecon cover servers outside Azure?

Yes. Servers connected with Azure Arc, in your datacenter, on VMware or Hyper-V, or in another cloud, are read with the same Reader role. For a deeper look, the read-only Windows and Linux health scripts check disks, patches, event logs, roles and databases from the inside.

What reports can I make?

Seven PDF reports (executive, full, security, compliance, FinOps, architecture, changes), an editable Word assessment report with a sign-off page, and a Word report per server. Add your own logo and colours, download them, or have them emailed on a schedule.

Can KloudRecon tell us when something important happens?

Yes. Alert rules for new critical risks, attack paths, risky changes, cost anomalies, budget forecasts, failed scans and expiring secrets can go to the in-app bell, email, Microsoft Teams, Slack or a signed webhook.

CSP and MSP partners

I am a Microsoft CSP or MSP partner. What do I get?

The Partner Console: every customer, subscription and licence from one Partner Center sign-in, 13 months of billing with the reason behind every rise and fall, price books, margin and monthly statements, renewals and 7-day cancel windows, unused seats, customer access (GDAP) health, earned credit and misuse watch, payments and billing leakage, budgets and alerts, and a full KloudRecon security workspace for each customer.

What access does the partner sign-in need?

Sign in on the CSP & MSP tab with a Partner Center user who is an Admin agent or Billing admin, with multi-factor sign-in. Microsoft asks once for read-only access to Azure billing data. Optional read-only Microsoft Graph permissions add Microsoft 365 licence lines and GDAP relationships without uploading files.

Can KloudRecon cancel, buy or change licences and subscriptions?

No. Partner Center, Microsoft 365, Azure and Pax8 are read only. KloudRecon shows renewal dates, cancel windows with the hours left and unused seats, so you can make the change yourself in Partner Center before it is too late.

Will my customers see my cost or my margin?

Never. Customers you invite see their own tenant and "Your bill" at the prices from your price book, plus the statements you finalized. Your cost, margin, earned credit and other customers stay in the Partner Console.

Does KloudRecon send invoices?

It makes one statement per customer per month at your prices, as PDF and Excel, and can email it to the customer's billing contacts. Your accounting system stays the place of record: export the month to QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, a PSA tool or CSV.

I buy through Pax8. Can I still use it?

Yes. Connect Pax8 with a read-only API key pair from the Pax8 portal. Companies, licence subscriptions and invoices then flow into customers, renewals, statements and margin, next to what Partner Center provides.

Can I bill customers in their own currency?

Yes. Each customer can have its own statement currency, converted with a fixed rate you set or the European Central Bank reference rate of the month. The rate used is printed on the statement, and your customer's portal shows the bill in the same currency.

Plans and billing

Is there a free trial?

Yes, 14 days with the full product. No card is needed to start. The plan is confirmed when your account is approved.

What happens when a trial ends or a payment fails?

Nothing is deleted. After a failed payment there is a grace period. If the trial ends or a payment stays overdue, the organization becomes read-only: everything stays visible, but new scans, AI answers, reports and changes pause until a plan is active again.

Can I delete my organization and data?

Yes. The owner can delete the organization under Settings, Billing & plan. Every stored secret is deleted at once, everyone is signed out and all data and files are purged.

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