The FinOps AI Handbook¶
Practical, opinionated guides on why your AWS bill is what it is and what to do about it. Every guide pairs with a free calculator at tools.getfinops.cloud so you can put numbers next to the words.
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Guides¶
- Why is my AWS bill so high? — The five line items that drive a typical startup's AWS invoice, ranked by frequency of "wait, what?".
- Why is EKS so expensive? — Control plane fees, node fleet sizing, and the "one cluster per environment" trap.
- Reduce AWS NAT Gateway cost — The single biggest fix for VPC traffic spend: VPC endpoints.
- gp2 vs gp3 cost savings — A 20% online migration most teams forget exists.
- AWS cost-optimization checklist for startups — Twelve quick wins ranked by dollar size.
- FAQ — Common cost questions answered.
How this site fits together¶
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A[getfinops.cloud<br/>Main product site]
T[tools.getfinops.cloud<br/>Free calculators]
H[handbook.getfinops.cloud<br/>This site]
H -->|"estimate your savings"| T
T -->|"read the guide"| H
H -.->|"book a demo"| A
T -.->|"book an audit"| A
This handbook explains the why of each line on your AWS bill. The tools subdomain turns those explanations into a number for your footprint. The main site is where you book a demo of the FinOps AI safe-remediation operator when you want the actions executed automatically.
Want a real number, not an estimate?¶
Book a free 30-minute audit and we'll verify your savings against your actual AWS bill — read-only access, signed audit trail, no obligation.