FinOps Startup

Cloud Cost Optimizer

Most startups overpay by 35% on cloud. Find your waste and extend your runway.

35%
Avg startup cloud waste
$180K
Avg annual savings
+3 mo
Extra runway

Rightsizing

Resource dimensioning

Average CPU/RAM utilization of instances

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<20%20-40%40-60%60-80%>80%

Automatic load adaptation

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NoneManualBasic HPAPredictiveML-based

Use of interruptible instances

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0%<10%10-30%30-50%>50%

Reservations

Reserved Instances & Savings Plans

Workloads covered by reservations

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0%<20%20-50%50-70%>70%

Commitment strategy

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On-demand1 month1 year partial1 year3 years

Convertible vs Standard

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StandardMix 80/20Mix 50/50ConvertibleSavings Plans

Storage

Storage optimization

Storage class usage

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Standard onlyBasic IA+Glacier+IntelligentAuto-tiering

Lifecycle rules

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NoneManualBasicAdvancedAutomated

Backup optimization

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UnlimitedFixed retentionIncremental+CompressionDedup

Networking

Network and transfer costs

Outbound transfer optimization

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Not managedMonitoringPartial CDNFull CDNMulti-CDN

NAT and VPN optimization

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Per subnetPer AZCentralizedGateway LBPrivate Link

Minimize cross-zone traffic

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Not managedMonitoringAffinityZone pinningTopology aware

Governance

Cost policies and controls

Tag strategy for allocation

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NoneAd-hocStandardEnforcedAutomated

Budget alerts and controls

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NoneMonthly+Alerts+ForecastAnomaly detect

Cost allocation per team

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NoneEqual sharePer projectChargebackUnit economics

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