Turn AWS waste into budget for growth.
Sherpa finds the AWS resources you pay for but don't use, puts a dollar value on the savings it finds, and gets you ready for enterprise security reviews, without a new hire.
After you sign up, a member of the Sherpa team contacts you within one business day to discuss your AWS environment and the right way to start.
What percentage of our AWS spend is wasted?
28% — $9,840 a month.
| What | Count | Monthly cost | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oversized servers | 12 | $5,310 | resize |
| Servers idle nights and weekends | 8 | $3,224 | schedule |
| Unattached storage volumes | 19 | $1,240 | delete |
| Idle load balancers | 4 | $66 | delete |
What went up in the last 30 days?
Up $5,550 on the 30 days before.
| Service | Change |
|---|---|
| Amazon EC2 | +$3,410 |
| Data transfer | +$1,260 |
| Amazon RDS | +$880 |
How ready are we for SOC 2?
78% of SOC 2 checks pass. 14 to fix.
| SOC 2 checks | Count | Next step |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 50 | keep |
| Failing | 14 | open the fix in Automate |
How much could we put back into the business?
20–30%
what companies that manage cloud costs well cut.
Source: McKinsey, 2023
1 in 3
IT leaders who say over half their cloud spend is wasted.
Source: VMware 2025
$155K
the FinOps hire you don't need to make (salary and benefits, estimate).
Where is our AWS money going?
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Running for nobody
Resources left on after their projects ended, still billed every month.
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Bigger than needed
Servers and databases sized for a peak that never comes.
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Full price for steady use
Steady workloads still on on-demand rates.
Can the same platform help us sell?
Sherpa measures readiness against SOC 2 and CIS controls. It is not an audit or a certification.
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One-time FinOps Assessment
- Our team reviews 30 days of your AWS cost and walks your leaders through the savings.
- One fixed fee, set by your monthly AWS spend.
The Sherpa platform
- Our team sets up your account and connects AWS with you.
- Then you ask your own questions about cost, security and performance.
After you sign up, a member of the Sherpa team contacts you within one business day to discuss your AWS environment and the right way to start.
Questions CEOs ask us.
How much can we save on AWS?
Companies that manage cloud costs well cut them by as much as 20–30% (McKinsey, 2023). Sherpa works out your own number, with most savings tied to the named resource behind them.
Do we need to hire a FinOps person?
No. Sherpa gives the team you already have the findings, a fix plan for each, and a monthly dollar value wherever the saving can be priced, so they know where to start.
How long before we see savings?
Your first cost data arrives within 48 hours of connecting. The FinOps Assessment takes about six weeks from the setup call, including 30 days of data, and ends with a readout for your leaders.
Does Sherpa change anything in our AWS account?
Only what's needed to connect. You connect your AWS accounts once, with our team, so Sherpa can read your data. After that, Sherpa never applies a fix; your team does. Your team decides what to change, and when.
What does it cost?
The FinOps Assessment is one fixed fee, set by your monthly AWS spend and quoted after a short call. It doesn't depend on what we find. The platform is sold on an annual contract, quoted after a short call, through AWS Marketplace or by invoice.
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