cost-optimizer

Analyze AWS cost data and generate optimization recommendations.

156|21|Updated Oct 25, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/anton-abyzov/specweave --skill cost-optimizer
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Skill: cost-optimizer
Source: https://github.com/anton-abyzov/specweave/tree/main/.claude/skills/cost-optimizer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/anton-abyzov/specweave --skill cost-optimizer

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill eliminates the guesswork and extensive research required to find the most cost-effective cloud platform, providing clear, data-driven recommendations to save you money on infrastructure.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Intelligent Platform Comparison: Analyzes your application's requirements (users, traffic, database, storage) against major cloud providers like Hetzner, Vercel, AWS, Railway, Fly.io, and DigitalOcean.
  • Detailed Cost Breakdown: Provides a transparent breakdown of compute, database, storage, and bandwidth costs for each recommended option.
  • Savings Estimation: Clearly shows potential monthly and annual savings compared to alternative platforms.
  • Use Case: Ask "What's the cheapest way to host my NextJS SaaS with Postgres for 1000 users?" and receive a clear recommendation (e.g., Hetzner Cloud for ~$11/month) with a full cost comparison and rationale.

Quick Start

What's the cheapest way to host my NextJS SaaS with Postgres for 1000 users?

Frequently Asked Questions about cost-optimizer

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I compare cloud hosting costs across AWS, Vercel, and Hetzner?

Cloud hosting cost comparison analyzes your app's requirements against multiple providers' pricing models. This Skill evaluates compute, database, storage, and bandwidth costs across AWS, Vercel, Hetzner, Railway, Fly.io, and DigitalOcean to identify the cheapest option for your specific workload and scale.

What's the cheapest way to host a SaaS application with Postgres?

Cost optimization for SaaS hosting identifies the most economical platform by modeling your user count, traffic, database needs, and storage requirements. The Skill compares pricing across providers and recommends the lowest-cost option with transparent monthly and annual savings estimates.

How do I reduce AWS costs for EC2, Lambda, S3, and RDS?

AWS cost optimization identifies savings opportunities across EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and related services by analyzing monthly spend, right-sizing instances, and recommending Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Spot usage. It generates actionable recommendations and configuration examples for multi-account, multi-region environments.

Can I optimize cloud costs across multiple AWS accounts and regions?

Multi-account and multi-region cost optimization ingests AWS cost data via Cost Explorer and Budgets, applies policy-driven actions across all accounts and regions, and delivers dashboards and scriptable outputs. It supports centralized cost analysis and recommendation generation at enterprise scale.

What's the difference between Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and Spot pricing?

AWS pricing options comparison explains the trade-offs between On-Demand, Spot, Compute Savings Plans, EC2 Instance Savings Plans, and Reserved Instances. This Skill evaluates which commitment model suits your workload to maximize savings while maintaining availability and performance.