The CloudZero Difference
Why Traditional Cost Management Fails
Cloud costs have been accelerating uncontrollably for years. Why hasn’t traditional cost management worked — and how can companies evolve?
The Problem?
Cloud Costs Are Hard To Control, Predict, And Afford
Why haven’t incumbent cost management tools cracked the code?
Tagging Woes
87% of organizations use tagging as their main method of allocation — and on average, allocate just 75% of their cloud costs.
Shared Resources
Shared resources — like S3 buckets and Kubernetes clusters — can’t be tagged, leading to major blind spots.
Engineering Engagement
Without complete, accurate cost data, engineers can’t take cost management into their own hands.
These Obstacles And Others Lead To …
Wasted Money
When you don’t know what you’re spending money on, it’s impossible to make informed savings decisions.
Wasted Time
Teams spend hours on cost allocation and analysis, diverting resources away from differentiated innovation and strategy.
Departmental Misalignment
Finance and engineering teams speak different languages, and traditional cost management tools can’t translate.
The Solution
Cloud Cost Intelligence:
A Modern Approach
CloudZero is the first platform to put relevant, timely cost data at engineers’ fingertips, letting them proactively manage their cloud costs.
Crossing The Chasm:
Before And After
Cloud Cost Intelligence
Use Case
Before
After
Cost Allocation
Wasting time and money on manual tagging
100% spend allocation, regardless of tagging quality
Multi-Service
Segregated provider costs lead to low data quality and time wasted on manual analysis
Integrated provider costs to create a single source of truth for all cloud stakeholders
Kubernetes Visibility
Low visibility reduces data quality and increases risk of overspending
Elite visibility maximizes data quality and minimizes overspending risk
Cost Optimization
Focusing on better buying (RIs, SPs) doesn’t engage engineers, and has little impact on cloud efficiency
Giving engineers relevant, timely data enables them to build and manage cost-effective software
Unit Economics
Approximate metrics (e.g., average cost per customer) offer limited business impact
Precise unit metrics power high-impact business decisions
FinOps Partnership
One centralized team is accountable for all cloud cost goals
Cost accountability is decentralized to individual engineers
Alberto Silveira
Head of Engineering at LawnStarter
CloudZero Puts Cost Management In Terms Everyone Can Understand
CloudZero aligns all teams around a shared cloud cost language.
Drive Cost-Conscious Engineering
Allocate 100% of costs without any additional tagging
Get instant access to relevant,
timely spend data
Receive AI-powered anomaly alerts when costs spike
Connect building decisions
to cost consequences
Clarify And Strengthen Your Unit Economics
Empower engineers to proactively manage cloud costs
Refine your GTM strategy based on unit cost metrics
Strengthen your COGS and expand your gross margin
Combine Standard and Custom Dashboards for advanced views
CloudZero Provides A Single Source Of Truth For FinOps Teams
Establish a common language for all cloud stakeholders
Decentralize cost accountability to engineering teams
Set accurate budget, make informed forecasts, and minimize variance
Promote cross-functional collaboration and productivity
CloudZero Powers High-Quality, Cost-Efficient Software
View your complete cost environment through any lens, at any time
Receive AI-powered anomaly alerts when costs spike
Connect building decisions to cost consequences
Quantify and optimize your cost/quality trade-off
Hear From Customers Who Traded Traditional Cost Management For Cloud Cost Intelligence
Optimized go-to-market models using cost per customer data
CloudZero has helped us raise revenues without using additional engineering resources. We’re building overall value.
Laurent Py
Senior Vice President of Product Management, Smartbear
Saved 10 hours a week on manual cost management activities
Cloud cost is now a very small portion of my day — and by very small, I mean I don’t have to think about it anymore. I always dreamed about a solution that could take me out of the picture, and that’s why we landed at CloudZero.
Shawn LoPresto
DevOps Architect, Malwarebytes
Used unit cost data to help sustain a -0.6% cloud spend growth rate
CloudZero [figures] heavily into our post-facto decision-making process. When we deploy a method of addressing customer needs, we can analyze how it impacted our AWS costs, and we can direct engineering resources at the issues with more accuracy.
Dan Sabath
Senior Software Engineer, Hiya
Financial Control And Predictability In The Cloud
Eliminate wasteful spending, ship efficient code, and innovate profitably — all in one platform.
