New Scalr Feature: Control Tower

Enterprises that run Terraform and OpenTofu on Scalr often end up with several separate, isolated Scalr accounts: one per business unit, environment, or project. That isolation keeps teams autonomous and their work walled off from each other, but it used to make billing a chore. Every account meant its own invoice.

Control Tower is a new Scalr feature that fixes the billing side of this. It gives the account administrator one consolidated bill across multiple Scalr accounts, while the accounts themselves stay separate.

What is Scalr Control Tower?

Think of Scalr Control Tower as the central command center for your financial operations within Scalr. It lets an administrator link multiple, independently-operating Scalr accounts (your Child Accounts) under a single Parent Account so the billing rolls up into one place.

This suits organizations with decentralized teams on separate Scalr instances that still want one place to handle finances. Teams keep their separation of duties, and the billing rolls up.

Key Benefits of Scalr Control Tower

Here is what Control Tower changes for billing and oversight:

• Consolidated Billing: All usage charges are aggregated into one bill issued to the Parent Account, eliminating separate invoices. This reduces administrative overhead and simplifies expense tracking.
• Centralized Financial Visibility: Get a clear, unified view of IaC usage across your entire organization. The Parent Account gives you oversight into usage data across all linked Child Accounts, so you can track consumption and manage budgets more effectively.
• Decentralized Operations, Centralized Finance: Let your business units and project teams operate autonomously while adhering to a unified, top-level financial structure.
• Simple Onboarding: The process is straightforward: Parent Account sends an invitation; Child Account reviews and approves; and once validated, the Child Account's billing is consolidated into the Parent Account's bill.

Summary

Infrastructure is complicated enough without the billing adding to it. Scalr Control Tower is the next step in making Scalr the most scalable and manageable platform for all your Terraform and OpenTofu needs.

If you want to consolidate your billing, the Scalr documentation covers how to set up your Parent Account and bring child accounts under it.

Learn More: Visit the Scalr Documentation on Control Tower for a step-by-step guide to setup and requirements.