| DIY | Consutancy | BoltOps Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Point | From square one | From square one | A head start with powerful tools and customizable CloudFormation template blueprints. Extend them to your specific business requirements. |
| Time | 3-12 months (inconsistent) | 3-12 months (inconsistent) | About a day |
| Costs | $15k-$30k / mo (2 engineers) |
$48k-$80k / mo (2 consultants $150-$250/hr) |
$995 / mo |
| Docs and Test | none | none | Docs by engineers for engineers. Test build runs automatically. |
| Maintenance | none | none | Software upgrades, security updates, maintenance updates incorporating new features from the cloud |
| Support | none | none | Commercially supported |
You also get the Highly Available ECS Spot architecture.
With the ECS Spot Architecture Blueprint, you'll also get 50%-90% Savings over On-Demand instance pricing. The value grows as you grow.
Say your EC2 instance bill is $20K/mo. Going spot can save you $16k/mo or $192k/year.
The entire reference architecture automatically gets built and tested on a daily basis with real resources. This ensures that blueprints and CloudFormation templates stay robust.