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Cost calculator · 2 minutes

How much could we save on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud?

Enter what you spend on each cloud and answer eight yes/no questions. See a saving range, a cost-health score and the fixes worth most to you.

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  • No sign-up
  • Result on screen

How it works

  1. Your spend

    Monthly spend on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, in rupees or dollars.

  2. Eight checks

    Commitments, right-sizing, schedules, clean-up, storage tiers, data transfer, logs and budgets.

  3. Your estimate

    A saving range, a score out of 100, and the top fixes named for your cloud.

How we estimate

If this is not in placeApplies toTypical saving
Commitment discount for always-on serversservers15–24%
Right-sizingservers10–20%
Dev and test off out of hoursservers6–12%
Clean up disks, snapshots, IPswhole bill2–5%
Cheaper storage tierswhole bill3–6%
NAT and data transferwhole bill1–3%
Log retentionwhole bill1–2%
Budgets and alertsrisk only—

“Not sure” counts as half. Server savings are applied one after another so they don’t double-count. We assume servers are about 60% of the bill and cap the total at 40%.

Questions people ask

How accurate is the estimate?

It is a range based on typical results when each fix is applied, assuming about 60% of the bill is servers. Your real saving depends on your mix of services. A free review with your actual bill gives the exact number.

Do you need access to our account?

Not for this tool. For the free review we ask for read-only billing access, or an exported bill, so we can see real usage.

Why is the total capped at 40%?

To stay realistic. Very large savings do happen, but only after looking at the actual bill.

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