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Storage Summary

The Storage dashboard delivers a Snowflake‑native overview of how data is stored, retained, and billed across the account. It provides real‑time visibility into storage distribution, helping FinOps teams and data engineers identify cost‑heavy storage patterns and prioritize optimization actions.

Storage summary

Why It Matters​

Storage costs in Snowflake can grow silently. The Storage Summary dashboard provides the visibility and control needed to clean up waste, optimize retention, and ensure storage spending aligns with real data usage and business value.

Total Storage Used and Credits Spent​

Displays two high-level metrics summarizing the account’s current storage state:

Total Storage Used — Total storage (in GB) consumed across all databases and storage layers.
Total Credits Spent — Snowflake credits consumed for storage retention and other storage-related operations.

These metrics give a quick estimate of overall storage utilization and its direct cost impact.

Storage by Type​

Details how storage is distributed across Snowflake’s core components:

Active Storage — Storage for active tables, schemas, and databases; usually the largest cost contributor.
Stage Storage — Internal stage files, temporary data, and load artifacts.
Failsafe Storage — Long-term recovery storage maintained by Snowflake.
Hybrid Tables Storage — Storage consumed by hybrid table workloads (if applicable).

This layered view highlights which components generate the most storage usage and potential cost.

Storage Growth Trend​

A clear and interactive line chart that visualizes your storage usage as it evolves over time.

Chart Details​

  • X-axis: Dates
  • Y-axis: Storage in GB

Top Storage-Consuming Databases​

This horizontal bar chart highlights the databases consuming the most Snowflake storage. It enables teams to quickly identify high-impact optimization targets and prioritize cleanup or retention efforts effectively.

Chart Details​

X-axis: Storage bytes consumed
Y-axis: Database name
Ordering: Highest to lowest storage usage
Bars: Longer bars indicate higher storage consumption

Usage & Navigation​

Users can click on any bar or database name to open the Database Detail View

How FinOps Teams Use This Data​

The Storage Summary supports multiple FinOps and DataOps workflows:

Cost Attribution: Identify which databases are driving storage spend.
Optimization Prioritization: Focus on the top databases that typically drives the majority of storage cost.