Choose a Service Tier That Fits Your Cloud Maturity
Every organisation operates at a different stage of cloud financial maturity. Some require immediate cost intervention, while others need long-term governance and forecasting frameworks. Our tiered engagement model is designed to align with your operational complexity, internal capability and financial objectives — ensuring flexibility without sacrificing impact.
TIER 1
Hybrid Model (Most Popular)
Monthly Retainer + Percentage of Verified Savings
Best for: Organisations that want fast savings with long-term governance.
Includes:
- Identification and removal of waste (idle, oversized, unused resources)
- Continuous savings cycles (not a once-off cleanup)
- Budgeting, alerts, and cost anomaly detection
- Tagging standards and cost allocation guidance
- Monthly savings tracking and verification
- Executive ready monthly reporting
- Architecture and usage efficiency recommendations
TIER 2
Fixed Monthly FinOps Support
Best for: Organisations that want predictable monthly costs.
Includes:
- Ongoing monthly optimization cycles
- Cost monitoring and trend analysis
- Governance management (budgets, alerts, tagging)
- Forecasting and run rate tracking
- Architecture cost efficiency reviews
- Monthly executive and finance friendly reporting
- No savings based fees
TIER 3
2–4 Week Fixed Price Engagement
Best for: First time buyers or teams needing clarity before committing.
Projects Include:
- Cloud spend baseline and diagnostics
- Identification of top savings opportunities
- Waste and optimization analysis
- Governance and FinOps maturity review
- Prioritized savings roadmap (quick wins + long-term)
- Executive ready report and walkthrough session
TIER 4
FinOps as a Service (Lite Subscription)
Best For
Small to mid-sized businesses starting their cloud optimisation journey
Monthly Cost
From R7,500 – R15,000 / month
Cloud Spend Range
Typically R20k – R150k / month
Key Focus
Visibility, basic optimisation, and cost awareness
What’s Included
✔ Monthly cloud cost review
✔ Cost visibility dashboard setup
✔ Basic rightsizing recommendations
✔ Idle / unused resource identification
✔ Budget tracking guidance
✔ Email support
10–30% in 60 Days
Smaller organisations may benefit from structured subscription-based reporting, while rapidly scaling environments often require performance-aligned or hybrid pricing models. Larger enterprises with complex cloud estates typically gain the most value from a dedicated FinOps resource embedded within their team.
If you’re unsure which model best suits your environment, a free cloud cost review will clarify where immediate value can be unlocked.
Comparison Table
Hybrid
- Retainer + % of savings
- Businesses wanting aligned incentives
- High-impact + continuous optimization
- Full governance framework
- Executive + technical dashboards
- Shared accountability
- Structured monthly allocation
- Defined SLA
- Fully transparent reporting
- Strong performance alignment
Retainer
- Fixed monthly cost
- Predictable budgeting
- Continuous optimization cycles
- Governance included
- Executive reporting
- Client-led accountability
- Agreed monthly hours
- SLA defined
- Fixed transparent pricing
- Low risk, stable engagement
Project
- Once-off engagement
- Immediate cost intervention
- Targeted optimization sprint
- Governance uplift optional
- Project report delivered
- Project-defined targets
- Fixed project scope
- Project-based SLA
- Clearly scoped pricing
- Ideal for cost audits
FinOps as a Service
- (Lite Subscription)
- Reporting & Recommendations
- Best for: Smaller teams that need visibility without deep hands-on work.
- Monthly Retainer + Percentage of Verified Savings
- Best for: Organisations that want fast savings with long-term governance.
- Includes:
- Monthly cost and usage reports
- Trend and anomaly analysis
- Savings recommendations (guidance only)
- Budget visibility and tagging gap reporting
Why Our Tiered Model Works
Traditional consulting engagements often lack flexibility or performance alignment. Our tiered structure ensures clients only pay for the level of optimization and governance required — with clear expectations, defined deliverables and measurable financial impact.
Each model is designed to scale as your cloud environment grows, ensuring long-term cost discipline without unnecessary overhead.
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