Documentation
StaleSweep is a read-only AWS scanner that finds stale, idle, and unused resources across your accounts and shows you what they cost. Pick a section to get started.
Guides
AWS account setup
Connect a standalone account or a whole AWS Organization with a one-click, read-only CloudFormation deploy.
SSO setup
Sign in with Google/Microsoft, or connect Okta, Entra ID, or any SAML 2.0 identity provider for your team.
Scan scheduling
Run scans automatically — daily through bimonthly — and follow progress and results in the app.
Exception rules
Suppress intentional resources with rules, tags, or one click, without disabling whole detectors.
What we detect
The stale, idle, and unused resource patterns the scanner looks for, and how it avoids false positives.
Results, savings & exports
How findings, estimated savings, realized savings, and CSV export work.
Cost insights setup
Turn on Cost & Usage Report (CUR) ingestion for real AWS spend — bill breakdown, cost anomalies, and spend joined to your findings.
Slack report delivery
Post cost-report summaries and the full PDF to Slack channels, on demand or on a schedule.
Security & privacy
Read-only access, External IDs, tenant isolation, session security, and audit logging.
Troubleshooting
Fixes for the most common connection and scan issues.