Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing cloud visibility are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes obtaining at least one correlation profile for indicating effects of workload configurations on hardware and/or software measurements of a reference server, wherein the reference server includes components for measuring hardware and/or software performance. The method also includes configuring the reference server, wherein the reference server is one of a plurality of servers in a cloud-based environment for executing a workload, wherein each of the plurality of servers executes at least a portion of the workload. The method further includes receiving, from the reference server, measurements associated with executing at least the portion of the workload. The method also includes generating information regarding the cloud-based environment using the measurements from the reference server and the at least one correlation profile.