nOps - Cloud Optimization Platform

My main use case for nOps is reducing costs on AWS spending and ensuring that workloads are running at minimum cost.

I can provide a specific example of how I have used nOps to reduce costs and optimize workloads. I linked a customer's AWS environment with nOps, and it generated findings from there. With approval from the customer, I applied cost reductions using Spot Instances.

I used nOps for Spot Instances, and it ensures that the correct number of instances is running at all times using Spot Instances. When needed, it uses on-demand instances so the workload continues running.

nOps has positively impacted my organization by saving significant costs because we run many instances and shifted from on-demand to Spot, which resulted in substantial savings.

The best features that nOps offers include cost cutting and linking it with AWS to obtain reductions and saving plans. There are other services available, such as EKS savings or RDS, but we are not using them. We use nOps only for EC2 instances to run workloads on Spot Instances.

nOps helps with cost cutting, particularly with Spot Instances, by maintaining the minimum number of instances running at all times so that traffic receives responses without delays, which makes this feature valuable to me.

I primarily used nOps for Spot Instances, and it worked very well for that purpose. It maintains the minimum number of instances running at all times so traffic receives responses. At the same time, we save costs. Rather than using on-demand, we use Spot Instances that offer 90% savings on AWS.

I believe nOps can be improved because in the era of AI, this tool is likely to experience reduced usage. They should offer AI-based innovations that help improve customers and assist them with their workloads and sites while saving costs. There should be AI features integrated into nOps.

At the same price currently offered, there should be lower percentages for some other packages because the service is currently offered at a very high cost percentage. In the future, they should launch additional features at lower costs.

I have personally been using nOps for two years, which equals 24 months.

I can share specific numbers regarding the cost savings I have achieved. Spot offers up to 90%, and while we did not achieve that full amount, we achieved more than 60% in savings.

I did not purchase nOps through the AWS Marketplace because it is open source.

I rate nOps an eight out of 10 because if they offer AI features in the future and provide better pricing on packages, that will make it the best solution.

Regarding nOps's AI capabilities, its governance and security feel better secured because it uses best practices when connected to AWS, so I would rate that aspect positively.

Concerning nOps's AI capabilities, the accuracy and reliability of output should be given only read-only access to limited data first and foremost, so that customer data is never revealed to AI chatbots or other tools. This is the primary concern. Regarding accuracy, nOps is already providing accurate results at the current moment, but using AI, it can improve the algorithm and enhance prediction-based scaling, which would help substantially.

My advice to others considering nOps is that they should examine alternatives. If they can build an in-house product that provides similar results, though perhaps not as accurate as nOps, that could be beneficial. However, initially, they can use nOps to get started and gain initial findings about their workload, specifically determining what percentage they can save by using such tools. This is my advice to them. I give this review an overall rating of 8 out of 10.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What do you like best about the product?

I like nOps for its easy cost tracking and the optimization insights it provides. It really makes AWS management much easier. The ability to monitor AWS infrastructure effectively and keep track of cloud costs is something I find quite valuable. Also, nOps offers better cost visibility and optimization compared to what we used before, which led us to switch from AWS Cost Explorer.

What do you dislike about the product?

Resource-level insights could be more detailed. For example, showing CPU, memory, and cost together for EC2 instances would make it easier to identify underutilized resources.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use nOps to monitor AWS, reduce cloud costs, and optimize resources, making management much easier.

What do you like best about the product?

The best thing about nOps is that it helped our company bring costs down by more than 20% through consistent pattern analysis. With central monitoring, it also made our decision-makers’ jobs a lot easier. For a self-financed startup, it has helped us scale while still keeping our costs optimized.

What do you dislike about the product?

It feels a little skewed toward AWS integration. Since we use all the major cloud providers, having similar support features across the others would definitely improve overall usability.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

nOps has been helping us tremendously to use our available resources in the right way. So much so that we’ve gradually started shifting back to AWS to take advantage of more discounts and free up our DevOps team for other tasks, instead of constantly juggling between clouds.

What do you like best about the product?

Its user-friendly interface and the visibility it provides into cloud infrastructure and costs. It makes it easier to monitor resources, identify potential cost-saving opportunities, and understand overall cloud usage. I also appreciate the automation capabilities, which help reduce manual effort and make cloud management more efficient.

What do you dislike about the product?

One area that could be improved is the learning curve for some of the more advanced features. It can take some time to understand all the available options and configurations. More detailed documentation, guided workflows, and simpler navigation for complex tasks would make the overall experience even better.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

nOps helps solve the challenges of cloud cost visibility, resource management, and optimization. It provides better insights into where cloud resources are being used and helps identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary spending. This benefits me by saving time on manual analysis, improving cost awareness, and making it easier to manage cloud resources efficiently.

What do you like best about the product?

They help us understand the cost loopholes in our Infra and provide us with valuable info saving us thousands of dollars. Also they show cost visibility of our AI models in bedrock, which is a cherry on top :)

What do you dislike about the product?

I believe it is heavily tailored towards AWS, if i want deep and equal automations across GCP, it lacks that. But the data is enough for me to deep dive in GCP myself, so overall i am happy

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has helped us identity infra wastage- we have 3 year commitments, and got to know from nops, that they were not even fully utilised. Also gives us data on unattached volumes, underutilised clusters, and older snapshots.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most is that it makes AWS costs much easier to understand. I can quickly see where the money is going and which service is costing the most. For example, when I saw the costs going up, I could break it down and see EC2 was the biggest part. I also like that it shows possible savings, so you don't only see the problem but also where you can potentially reduce the cost.

What do you dislike about the product?

At the beginning there is quite a lot of information on the screen, so it took me some time to understand where to look and which data is most important. Once you spend some time with it, it becomes easier, but I think the first experience could be a little more simple and guided.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main problem it solves for me is understanding where AWS costs are actually coming from. When the total cost increases, it can be difficult to know what exactly caused it. With nOps I can break the costs down by service and quickly see which one is driving the increase. It also shows potential savings opportunities, which helps me understand where we should look first instead of checking everything manually.

What do you like best about the product?

I like how nOps simplifies cloud management, making it much easier for me to handle. It also helps me with AWS cost optimization and provides great resource visibility, which are really valuable features for me. Additionally, the initial setup was pretty easy, which made getting started with nOps a breeze.

What do you dislike about the product?

I find the learning curve for some of the advanced features in nOps challenging. It could be improved with step-by-step tutorials and guided walkthroughs of the features.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

nOps simplifies cloud operations by solving cloud management issues and providing visibility into AWS infrastructure. It eases cloud management, excels in AWS cost optimization, and enhances resource visibility.

What do you like best about the product?

I really like the way nOps presents data. The reporting is quite nice, with clear visual representations of each cost and idle resources. The automatic cost-saving feature is pretty good too. Their support is quite nice, and they introduce features rapidly, making it feel like we've invested in the right place. The initial setup was nice as well, just connecting the account, and although data fetching can be a bit long, it was manageable.

What do you dislike about the product?

The overwhelming filters sometimes confuse us as there are so many in one place. They could improve the user experience by providing a design that considers the engineering perspective better. It seems like the design team might not be standing in the engineering shoes. They probably need more experienced personnel in that area.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

nOps helps our devops team manage AWS costs and track servers across regions without being overwhelmed. Our leaders love seeing spending and resource utilization clearly. Its reports and automatic cost-saving features are quite good.

What do you like best about the product?

I like the future forecast it provides of the costs. It gets connected to cloud accounts quickly too without agents or major changes

What do you dislike about the product?

It does not have detailed tutorials and I am not very familiar with cloud billing or cost optimization

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is assisting with expensive cloud based systems. We can track Spending trends and future costs.

What do you like best about the product?

There are very few automated commitment management platforms with nOps giving the best results and highest savings.

What do you dislike about the product?

Great team and very responsive support. Nothing to dislike.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

nOps provides automated commitment management for AWS, GCP, and Azure. Compared to competitors this vendor can save more.