Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I'm assuming that you might not be aware of AWS pricing.

It's actually incredibly complicated and often very difficult (if not impossible) to predict. We have a dedicated part of our organisation which exists solely to figure out costs ahead of time for project.

I'm not sure if it's intentionally obfuscated, I would suspect not, because "pay for what you use" can be broken down into many areas.



    It's actually incredibly complicated and often very
    difficult (if not impossible) to predict.
Not a joke: there are people that optimize aws bills for a living.


There are startups that build specialized AI to optimize AWS bills for a living.


Azure is the same and Microsoft spent 20 years making their software licencing more and more unpredictable.

It absolutely is a strategic choice and not an accident.


This is the main reason I don't use it. I like having predictable monthly pricing that remains consistent.


What is incredibly complicated about Lightsail? That’s kind of the point of it.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: