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How Terra Saved Nearly $30K in Months on AWS with Pump Save
~$30K
Saved within months of onboarding
~ 60%
Reduction on compute savings plans
46-57%
Savings on EC2 and RDS Reserved Instances
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Overview
"Pump took our AWS optimization completely off our plate. Within weeks, we were seeing real savings on RDS and EC2 without our engineering team lifting a finger. It just works in the background while we focus on building our product."
Kyriakos Eleftheriou
CEO
Terra provides a unified API that lets developers connect their applications to 500+ wearables, health apps, and sensors through a single integration. The YC W21 company serves health and fitness platforms ranging from early-stage startups to enterprise clients. With data-intensive services like webhooks, real-time streaming, and large-scale data normalization running on AWS, keeping infrastructure costs under control is critical to scaling sustainably.
Industry
Health Data Infrastructure
Integrations
Location
London, United Kingdom
Pump services
Pump Save
Pump Secure
Use Case 1
Turning Historical Usage Data into Automated Savings
The Pump team's AI analyzed Terra's historical AWS spending patterns and identified consistent, predictable usage across Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS. Based on that analysis, Pump transitioned Terra from on-demand pricing to a mix of compute savings plans and Reserved Instances, securing up to 60% cost reduction on compute and 46-57% savings on EC2 and RDS reservations. The entire process ran without requiring Terra's engineering team to build spreadsheets, calculate break-even points, or negotiate commitments manually.
Use Case 2
Freeing Engineering to Focus on Product, Not AWS Bills
Before Pump, optimizing AWS spend would have required pulling engineering time away from Terra's core product. The Pump team handled the full optimization lifecycle, from identifying the right commitment types to executing purchases, so Terra's engineers stayed focused on shipping API features and serving customers. The result: nearly $30K in savings materialized within months, with zero engineering hours spent on cloud cost management.
Use Case 3
Scanning for Vulnerabilities Without Adding Another Line Item
Beyond cost optimization, Terra also uses Pump Secure to run scans across their AWS environment and surface vulnerabilities. For a company handling sensitive health data under HIPAA and SOC 2 requirements, having an automated way to identify and prioritize security gaps adds real operational value. The Pump team provides actionable remediation guidance alongside each finding, giving Terra's team a clear path to resolution without needing a separate security scanning product.
Pump’s impact
Within months of onboarding, Terra saw nearly $30,000 in AWS savings driven entirely by Pump's automated commitment management. Compute savings plans delivered up to 60% cost reduction, while EC2 and RDS Reserved Instances cut costs by 57% and 46% respectively. None of this required manual work from Terra's engineering team.
The savings are also compounding over time. Because the commitments Pump secured are long-term, Terra will continue benefiting from reduced rates for years without re-engaging in the optimization process. As Terra's infrastructure scales alongside growing API usage, the Pump team continues to monitor and adjust, ensuring commitments stay aligned with actual usage patterns.
Terra's use of Pump Secure adds a second layer of value beyond cost savings. Automated vulnerability scanning gives the team confidence that their AWS environment meets the high security bar their healthcare and enterprise customers expect, without adding another vendor to manage.