HashiCorp has released Cost Estimation for HashiCorp Terraform Cloud and HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise, providing organizations with insight into the cost implications of infrastructure changes before they are applied. This feature integrates with policy as code workflows via Sentinel to enable preventative cost-control policies to be automatically assessed against changes. Organizations can now view an estimate of changes in monthly cost from their cloud provider before applying any change, making it easier to identify simple mistakes in configuration that could have significant financial implications and collaborate with other business units to keep costs aligned with forecasts. The feature also expands on Sentinel's capability to enforce consistent financial governance is applied to infrastructure changes. Additionally, the Cost Estimation feature supports escalation workflows for expensive changes and applies strict cost controls and automated oversight.