Pump
Free cloud cost optimization for AWS, GCP and Azure: automated savings, spend visibility and built-in cloud security
By Pump · HQ San Francisco, US · 4.0/5 verified-buyer score
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Engineering and FinOps teams with meaningful AWS, GCP or Azure spend who want commitment and rightsizing savings automated
- Teams that want cloud cost visibility without adding another vendor bill or long contract
- Startups and scale-ups without a dedicated FinOps headcount
- Teams that also want continuous cloud security scanning against compliance frameworks
Ideal size: 20–1,000 people · Cloud-native startup or scale-up with growing AWS/GCP/Azure spend
Not for
- Companies spending under about $5K/month or running on free cloud credits, where savings upside is limited
- Organizations needing on-prem or non-cloud infrastructure cost management
- Buyers who require on-prem deployment, self-hosted data planes or published third-party analyst ratings before trialling
- Enterprises unwilling to grant read-only cloud access or create a cross-account role
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Under a week
~7 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$0/yr
Starts at $0 · Free platform tier: no platform fees and no share of savings (cloud providers pay Pump). Optional enterprise 'Bring your own cloud' plan priced at a custom quote.
Implementation Friction
1/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Buyer Score
out of 5 · verified buyers
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Unlimited users on all plans
Add-on costs
- Enterprise 'Bring your own cloud' plan, custom quote: advanced security, root management, automated pen testing, hands-on onboarding, dedicated support team, 2-year data retention
Company & support
Who is behind Pump, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailAll plans
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerEnterprise only
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- 24/7
- Response time
- Not stated
Contact page advertises 24/7 support via [email protected]. Pricing page shows email-only support on the free tier; enterprise adds a dedicated rep, solutions architect and shared Slack, plus hands-on onboarding.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Pump sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Pump
- Globality
- Keelvar
- Umbrella
- Archera
- 71lbs
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Up to 10 companies including Pump. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Pump ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Pump is a free cloud cost optimization platform for AWS, GCP and Azure. It automates commitment and rightsizing savings, gives spend visibility with budgets, forecasts and anomaly alerts, and scans cloud security against 40+ compliance frameworks. Teams connect read-only in minutes; Pump cites 20–30% average savings, 3,000+ teams and first value in under a week. Cloud providers pay Pump, so there are no platform fees or savings share; an enterprise Bring Your Own Cloud plan adds advanced security and dedicated support.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pump really free, and how does that work?
Yes. Pump states there are no platform fees, no percentage of savings and no contracts or credit cards. Its explanation is that cloud providers pay Pump to manage billing complexity and retain customers. An optional enterprise 'Bring your own cloud' plan is quoted custom for advanced security, root management and hands-on support.
How long does implementation take?
Pump says connecting AWS, GCP or Azure takes under two minutes with read-only permissions, or a CSV upload, and customers report onboarding in under a week with savings inside that week. Its own site claims under one hour to start saving.
Which clouds and tools does Pump integrate with?
AWS, GCP and Azure for cloud spend, plus Datadog, GitHub, Slack, ClickHouse, OpenAI, Anthropic and Cursor for adjacent spend. It also provides API access and a Terraform provider on the enterprise tier.
What does the enterprise plan add over the free tier?
The Bring your own cloud plan adds root management, automated pen testing, white-glove onboarding, a dedicated support team, a dedicated rep plus solutions architect and Slack channel, and two-year data retention instead of one.
Should I worry that Pump is a startup?
Pump reports 3,000+ teams and over $1B of cloud spend managed, with named customer stories. Because the free tier is no-contract and connects read-only, downside risk is low, but buyers should confirm current certifications and retention terms directly.