nOps
nOps is an automated cloud and AI cost optimization platform that manages AWS, Azure, and GCP commitments and allocates AI spend, charging only a share of realized savings.
About
nOps is a cloud and AI cost optimization platform that automates the purchase and management of discount commitments — Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Committed Use Discounts — across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The company positions it around a specific pain point: many teams either underuse commitments (achieving roughly 25% compute savings according to nOps' data) or avoid long-term commitments altogether out of lock-in fear, and manual rebalancing cannot keep pace with hourly usage changes.
The platform connects to cloud accounts in read-only mode, typically in under five minutes, with no agents or infrastructure changes required. Its engine then maps usage patterns, determines appropriate commitment levels, and rebalances them hourly to maximize the effective savings rate while limiting lock-in risk. nOps states that it manages more than $5 billion in annual cloud spend for over 500 customers and also provides cost visibility across multicloud, Kubernetes, SaaS, and AI services. It is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and a FinOps Foundation member.
Key Features
Pricing & Fees
- Pricing: Two plans — Autonomous Rate Optimization is priced as a share of savings realized, and Cost Visibility & Allocation is a fixed fee based on cloud spend. Exact percentages and fees are not publicly listed on the pages we reviewed; check the official site for current plans.
- Free trial: A 14-day free trial covers core features such as cost visibility, allocation, and reporting.
- Fast onboarding: Cloud accounts connect in under five minutes with read-only access and no required agents or infrastructure changes.
- AWS Marketplace: Available on AWS Marketplace with consolidated billing support, and purchases count toward AWS commitments such as EDP or PPA.
- Integrations: Works with Slack, Jira, Datadog, Snowflake, and other workflow tools.
Who It's For
nOps is built for FinOps practitioners who need higher savings rates and accountability, engineers who want discount automation without manual overhead, and finance teams that need to quantify cloud savings and avoid commitment risk. It suits organizations with complex, multi-account AWS environments as well as teams with multicloud, Kubernetes, SaaS, and AI spend that need unified allocation, forecasting, and anomaly detection. Companies whose engineers avoid long-term commitments, particularly in AI-heavy environments, are a specific target audience.
FAQ
What is nOps?nOps is an automated cloud and AI cost optimization platform that manages discount commitments across AWS, Azure, and GCP and provides unified cost visibility for multicloud, Kubernetes, SaaS, and AI spending.
How is nOps priced?Cost Visibility & Allocation is a flat fixed fee based on cloud spend, while Autonomous Rate Optimization charges a percentage of the savings realized; exact figures are not publicly listed on the pages reviewed.
Does nOps require installing agents or changing infrastructure?No infrastructure changes are required; nOps connects with read-only access, with an optional lightweight agent available if needed.
Does nOps support multiple AWS accounts?Yes, it supports any number of AWS accounts, including full AWS Organizations, onboarded through automated CloudFormation StackSet or Terraform modules.
Is there a free trial?Yes, nOps offers a 14-day free trial with access to core features such as cost visibility, allocation, and reporting, plus a free 30-minute savings analysis.