Duckbill offers Skyway, a cloud cost management platform that automatically aggregates and normalizes usage data from AWS, Azure, and GCP, including private pricing contracts, into a unified data model. The platform provides forecasting, budgeting, chargeback, and role‑based dashboards, while embedded FinOps advisory services help enterprises negotiate contracts and implement cost‑optimization processes.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Enterprise cloud spend is difficult to control because consumption data, contract terms, and cost drivers are distributed across multiple systems, and responsibility for cloud economics is split among finance, engineering, and procurement teams. Existing tools were built for simpler environments and cannot reconcile this fragmented information, leading to unpredictable bills and limited visibility.
Solution
Duckbill delivers a unified cloud cost management platform called Skyway together with professional advisory services. The platform automatically aggregates usage data from major cloud providers, ingests private pricing contracts, and normalizes the information into a single data model. Built‑in analytics generate spend forecasts, budgeting scenarios, and variance analyses that align technical consumption with financial targets. Expert consultants work alongside the software to interpret results, negotiate contracts, and implement FinOps processes, enabling organizations to answer leadership questions with confidence. The solution provides proactive alerts on cost anomalies, role‑based dashboards for different stakeholder groups, and API integrations that fit into existing finance and engineering workflows.
Target Audience
The primary customers are large enterprises with multi‑cloud deployments that need coordinated cloud cost visibility across finance, engineering, and procurement teams, as well as SaaS providers seeking to formalize FinOps practices.
Features
- Automated ingestion and normalization of usage data from AWS, Azure, and GCP, including support for private pricing contracts.
- Contract Manager module that tracks discount commitments, validates billing against negotiated terms, and highlights renewal opportunities.
- Forecasting engine with what‑if modeling to support budgeting, capacity planning, and scenario analysis.
- Cost allocation and chargeback capabilities that map spend to projects, teams, or business units.
- Role‑based dashboards and customizable reports for finance, engineering, and procurement audiences.
- API and connector library for exporting data to ERP, BI, and cloud‑native tools.
- Embedded FinOps advisory service offering contract negotiation, practice assessments, and ongoing cost‑optimization guidance.
- Enterprise‑grade security with encryption at rest, audit logging, and granular access controls.