This comparison is quite simple: Only Pump.co is 100% FREE.
No percentage fees. No subscriptions. No credit cards. Only savings.
Cloud Savings
Free forever plan
No fees, no invoices, no credit cards, no "percentage off the top" …It truly is 100% free
PerfectScale has a free tier up to 300 vCPUs; the DoiT Cloud Intelligence platform is paid via MSP contract.
Commitment planner
Pump optimizes commitments for your ever-evolving cloud requirements. Faster than AWS, CE, & CUR
PerfectScale Commitments module launched May 2026 for AWS and GCP RI/Savings Plan automation.
Idle instance detection
Quickly identify & shut down idle instances
Cloud Intelligence and PerfectScale flag idle and underutilized resources.
Autopilot continuous monitoring
Around the clock analysis of your cloud usage
PerfectScale continuously rightsizes Kubernetes pods and nodes.
Rightsizing
Match instance size to real usage patterns
PerfectScale provides Kubernetes rightsizing (acquired 2024).
Automatic budget alerts
Get notified before you overspend via Slack and Email
Cloud Intelligence includes budget threshold alerts.
Modernization recommendations
Suggests newer & cheaper instances to meet the same requirements
Not offered — no Graviton or ARM migration recommendations.
Kubernetes auto-scaling
Rightsize pods & workloads automatically
PerfectScale handles Kubernetes autoscaling (acquired 2024).
Zero lock-in period
Zero days lock-in period for ultimate flexibility
MSP contracts typically require a 12-month minimum commitment.
Cloud Visibility
100% virtual tagging coverage
Auto-tag every untagged resource across your accounts, even retroactively
Full native cloud tag support across AWS and GCP.
Single-lens global overview
One dashboard for every cloud, account, & region — no more toggling consoles
Cloud Intelligence provides unified multi-cloud dashboards.
Customizable reports
Build the exact view you need with drag-and-drop dimensions, filters, & grouping
Custom reports available across Cloud Intelligence.
Kubernetes deployment reports
See cost per deployment, namespace, & pod
PerfectScale K8s dashboards with cluster, namespace, and pod views.
CFO level financial forecasting
Board-ready spend forecasts you can deliver with confidence
Cloud Intelligence includes forecasting and budget planning.
Top movers alerts
Whose spend on which instances is changing the most?
Anomaly detection surfaces cost spikes and workload changes.
Multi-channel notifications
Receive notifications in the way you're most likely to actually see them
Slack, email, Teams, and PagerDuty notification channels.
Annotations & teams tagging
Associate people & notations to cloud instances for greater insights
Full tag and label support for cost allocation.
DeepScan technology
Identify deep inefficiencies like NAT traffic, policy misconfigurations, phantom capacity, & more
Not offered — Pump-exclusive modernization scanner.
Multi-cloud support
Pump supports AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle, & more
AWS and GCP primary; Azure supported via partner network.
Cloud Security
Overcommitment insurance
Pump actually underwrites your RI's & SP's. You CANNOT lose money by working with Pump!
Not offered — DoiT manages commitments but does not insure against overcommitment loss.
Team and product permissions
RBAC to define who is allowed spend what, where
Role-based access control included.
Automatic budget alerts
Get notified before you overspend via Slack and Email
Cloud Intelligence includes budget threshold alerts.
Multi-channel alerts
Receive notifications in the way you're most likely to actually see them
Slack, email, Teams, and PagerDuty notification channels.
3 dedicated support staff
2 dedicated technical account managers, plus a dedicated solutions architect
24/7 cloud engineers included only in MSP contracts (3-8% of cloud spend).
Bank, med-tech, fin-tech compliance
Pump.co is SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR, AWS Well-Architected, Gov Cloud compliant, & more
SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance.
