The problem with cloud billing
Deploy a single web app on AWS and you'll get billed across a dozen dimensions: VPC, data egress, load balancers, Route 53, compute, NAT gateway, and more. Most of these are things you never asked for and may not have even known existed.
It's not just AWS either. Cloudflare compute will bill you for Workers and Durable Objects storage even when all you wanted was a container. You end up paying for services you never touched.
Alternatives like Supabase and Vercel make billing easier to understand, but their markups can become difficult to justify as your team grows.
Cheaper than AWS, guaranteed
For customers on a Forte enterprise plan, we guarantee a lower total cost of ownership than AWS in the vast majority of scenarios. By total cost, we mean both your monthly bill and the engineering time your team spends on operations and on-call work. Contact us to learn how the guarantee applies to your workloads.
What we promise
- You are only ever billed for things you directly use and understand.
- Logging, auth, API gateway, load balancing, DNS, and DDoS protection are all included in your Forte Service compute rate. You won't see separate line items for them.
- No hidden charges or surprise fees at the end of the month.
If you ever see a charge you didn't expect or understand, contact us. We'll look into it and make it right.
No new billing dimensions
We will never secretly introduce new billing dimensions. If our pricing model ever changes, we will communicate it clearly before it affects your bill.
Simple billing isn't just a feature. It's a commitment we make to every customer.
Fair markup commitment
We compare customer bills with our actual costs every week. If the gap becomes too large, we'll reach out and offer a custom plan that better fits your needs. We want to be a sustainable partner as you grow, and that means keeping our markup fair and tied to the value we provide.