“The most convenient cost saving platform for AWS”

Ziina is a YC scaleup building the best consumer and SME platform for the MENA region. As a financial services provider, we need secure, reliable cloud infrastructure. Running our infrastructure securely is critical, which is why we chose AWS as our cloud provider - primarily for data residency requirements and their refined product line.

Running long-term on AWS made sense for our operations, so we were naturally looking for cost optimization opportunities. We were exploring reserved instances and compute savings plans for our 24/7 operations like our database and core compute infrastructure, but I personally didn't like the inflexibility of being locked into year-long commitments. When we heard about MilkStraw AI through a colleague who met the team at AWS Summit, it offered exactly what we were looking for. AWS cost savings without the lock-in period. It was the best of both worlds.

The integration was super seamless and transparent. Everything is provisioned in our own AWS organization, so we can see exactly what's being configured. Onboarding was straightforward, just connect your accounts through the dashboard and let the discovery process begin.

What I would miss most if we stopped using MilkStraw is the dashboard view. It's miles better than cost management tools I've used for understanding your infrastructure, even though it only covers a subset so far.

The Slack support has been exceptional, super responsive and I never felt like any question would go unnoticed or unanswered. Even small feedback I've provided gets taken into account, which is a great feeling as a customer.

MilkStraw AI is the most convenient cost saving platform that gives you flexibility without the traditional commitment constraints.