Show HN: A Better Alternative to the AWS Console
We launched a new free tool to help engineers understand their AWS spend. Why? Because the way it's done now is a pain. DevOps and Software Engineers end up end up becoming cloud accountants or end up forking over a big % of their AWS bill for a tool to understand costs rather than focusing on business problems.
Previous to founding Usage, I worked on high-performance computing research at JP Morgan Chase and as a software engineer at a number of smaller startups.
Here's how this new tool works: It's fully self-serve and free to use. You connect a limited-access IAM role (read-only + ability to manage RIs and SPs). You'll see cost reduction recommendations on the Recommendations tab, your active and utilization status on the Plans tab, and the ability to splice-and-dice your data on the Instance Search page via Filters.
We make money off of a 20% Savings Fee. If you choose not to let Usage optimize your spend, you'll never need to spend money on Usage. Happy to chat directly kaveh@usage.ai
Have you experienced any issues with managing your company or organization's AWS expenses? We'd love to hear your feedback and ideas!
Blog post: https://blog.usage.ai/new/
Try free: www.usage.ai