Strake provides a SaaS platform that continuously ingests AWS usage and billing data and correlates it with CI/CD deployment events, delivering real‑time cost attribution for developers and cloud teams. The solution includes interactive dashboards, anomaly alerts, what‑if scenario modeling, and automated recommendations for rightsizing and reserved‑instance purchases, with API and IaC integrations to embed cost governance into development workflows.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Development teams often lack real‑time visibility into how code changes, configuration updates, or new deployments affect their AWS spend. This opacity leads to unexpected cost spikes, over‑provisioned resources, and difficulty forecasting budgets.
Solution
Strake delivers a SaaS platform that continuously ingests AWS usage and billing data, then correlates those metrics with deployment events from CI/CD pipelines. By mapping each change to its cost impact, the platform provides developers with immediate feedback on financial consequences. Interactive dashboards surface granular cost attribution by service, tag, and environment, while what‑if modeling lets teams evaluate alternative configurations before they go live. Built‑in alerting notifies engineers of anomalies, and a recommendation engine suggests rightsizing, reserved‑instance purchases, and idle‑resource shutdowns. The solution integrates via APIs and IaC plugins, enabling cost governance to become part of the standard development workflow.
Target Audience
Primary users are software engineering, DevOps, and cloud‑architecture teams that build and operate applications on AWS and need to align development velocity with financial accountability.
Features
- Automated ingestion of AWS Cost Explorer, CloudWatch, and CUR data on a scheduled basis
- Real‑time linkage of Git commits, CI jobs, and Terraform/CloudFormation deployments to cost changes
- Fine‑grained cost attribution by account, service, tag, and environment for precise chargeback
- Forecasting and budgeting tools with scenario modeling (“what‑if” analysis)
- Configurable alerts via Slack, email, or webhook for cost anomalies and budget overruns
- Recommendations engine that suggests rightsizing, reserved‑instance purchases, and idle‑resource termination
- RESTful API and native IaC integrations for embedding cost checks into pipelines
- Role‑based access control, audit logging, and SOC‑2‑aligned data security