Your Cloud Optimization Specialists
About a third of cloud spend is wasted on over-provisioned, inappropriate or unused resources. We specialize in cost optimization and offload the work, so your engineers can focus on building your products.
How we do cloud optimization
We perform a wide range of hands-on cost optimization activities geared towards reducing your cloud waste: removing unused resources, adopting more cost-effective options such as Spot or Graviton, rightsizing, commitments and more - typically resulting in 70-75% overall cost reduction for the resources we optimize.
We make low-risk changes that don't require re-architecting, working closely with your engineering teams and following your processes - your infrastructure code, your review tools, your rollout practices.
Our Engagement Models
We believe in aligning incentives: we only charge based on results, taking a small cut of the savings for the first year after each change lands. It typically costs less than a FinOps SaaS tool.
Done with You
We work side by side with your team to optimize your cloud costs together
- We show your team what we do and help them adopt an efficiency mindset
- You start saving money immediately
- We keep a small cut of the savings
- You remain with lower cloud costs after we're done
Done for You
We offload as much as possible of the hands-on optimization work
- We take care of cloud costs so your team can focus on your products
- You start saving money immediately
- We keep a small cut of the savings
- You remain with lower cloud costs after we're done
Do it Yourself
Our cost savings automation software saves you money while you sleep
- Start saving in minutes for certain AWS resources
- Minimal effort and no config changes
- We help you get started if needed
- Billed through the AWS Marketplace
Cost Savings Automation Software
Since we charge on results, the more and faster we deliver savings the better for everyone. We invest heavily in automation - simple but powerful tools we battle-test in our own engagements, then offer as products anyone can use.
Automated savings
Automatically optimize certain resources for up to 90% savings, completely on auto-pilot.
Get started in minutes
Run locally or install quickly from CloudFormation or Terraform code.
No configuration changes
Tags control the optimizations, without having to reconfigure resources.
Secure by design
Self-hosted serverless software, CLI or desktop apps, running with minimal IAM permissions.
Privacy focused
There's no SaaS backend that knows everything about your setup.
Priced fairly
We only charge a small percentage of the savings through the AWS Marketplace.
Our Products
Available today on the AWS Marketplace
AutoSpotting
Makes it a breeze to safely adopt Spot instances in AutoScaling groups: no configuration changes, automated instance type diversification with a bias for newer instance types, and failover to on-demand.
- Up to 90% savings on auto-pilot
- Install in minutes from CloudFormation or Terraform
- Tag-based control - no resource reconfiguration
- Self-hosted and privacy-focused: no SaaS backend
EBS Optimizer
Converts EBS volumes attached to your EC2 instances to the most suitable volume type, for lower costs with often better and more predictable performance.
- GP2 to GP3 conversions for ~20% lower cost
- Better and more predictable performance
- Minimal IAM permissions and serverless design
- Priced fairly as a small share of the savings
About LeanerCloud
LeanerCloud is a network of freelance cloud optimization specialists with decades of combined AWS experience. It was founded in 2022 by Cristian Magherusan-Stanciu after leaving AWS, where he worked as a Specialist Solutions Architect for Spot and Graviton.
We aim to offer the deepest and most comprehensive cloud optimization services on the market, at fair, customer-obsessed prices - and we're always open to talented cloud professionals interested in joining us.
We often share insights and learnings through our blog, podcast and YouTube channel.