Six-pillar review report
Findings across all six Well-Architected pillars, each with a risk score, a cost impact, and a plain-English fix.
The Problem
Your AWS Account Grew Faster Than Anyone Planned It
It shows up after the first year on AWS. Resources pile up, permissions spread, and the monthly bill keeps rising while nobody can say which line belongs to what.
01 · Permissions
A former developer's IAM user still has admin rights.
Access moves to named roles with least privilege, and MFA guards every admin.
02 · Costs
The bill climbs, and nobody knows which app costs what.
Tags per app and AWS Budgets alerts show where every dollar goes.
03 · Shared account
Production and staging share one account and one blast radius.
Separate accounts keep a staging mistake away from production data.
04 · Audit gaps
Security questionnaires ask about logging you're not sure exists.
CloudTrail, encryption, and backups get switched on and documented for your answers.
Your AWS account started with one EC2 instance and a small database. Three years later it holds forgotten load balancers, snapshots nobody remembers taking, and a former developer's IAM user that still has admin rights. Production and staging share one account. The bill climbs every month, but nobody can say which app costs what. Then a customer's security questionnaire asks about encryption and audit logs, and you're not sure what to answer.
We start with a Well-Architected review of the account you already run. Our AWS consulting services check it against AWS's six pillars, from security to sustainability. Every finding gets ranked by risk and monthly cost. Root and admin access get MFA on day one. Then we fix the top findings with Terraform, so every change is written down instead of clicked into the console.
Admin access locked down
Your root and admin users get MFA on day one, before we touch any other finding.
Findings ranked by risk
Every issue is scored by risk and monthly cost, so fixes start where they matter most.
Fixes written as code
Changes we make land in Terraform your team can review, rerun, and change later.
Our AWS Consulting Services Process
From a Sprawling Account to a Ranked Fix List in Five Clear Steps
You see every finding with its risk and cost, approve each fix before it happens, and keep the report and Terraform code when we finish.
We look at your AWS bill, your account structure, and the questions your team can't answer yet. You get the likely scope, the plan that fits, and a fixed price within 2 business days.
What's Included
What You Get With AWS Cloud Consulting Services
Every plan reviews your account against the six Well-Architected pillars and locks down admin access. Larger plans fix the top findings, split accounts, and add pipelines and monitoring as code.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs a Freelance AWS Consultant vs a Large Agency
A freelancer is cheapest for one clear fix, and a large agency brings partner tiers and big teams. Here's where a fixed-price review and fix plan sits for you.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | Freelancer | Large agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting cost | From $900, fixed scope | Hourly, often the lowest | Large minimum engagements |
| Review method | Six Well-Architected pillars | Depends on the person | Formal framework review |
| Fixes included | Top findings, as Terraform | Case by case | Usually a separate project |
| AWS partner tier | Not claimed | Rarely | Often Advanced or Premier |
| Who does the work | Senior engineers, named upfront | The freelancer | Varies by project |
| Start time | Within 1 to 2 weeks | Often fastest | Weeks of scoping |
| What you keep | Report, code, and diagrams | Varies | Report and slides |
| Best fit | Growing teams already on AWS | One clear task | Enterprise programs |
DeveloperLook
Freelancer
- Starting cost
- DeveloperLook: From $900, fixed scopeFreelancer: Hourly, often the lowest
- Review method
- DeveloperLook: Six Well-Architected pillarsFreelancer: Depends on the person
- Fixes included
- DeveloperLook: Top findings, as TerraformFreelancer: Case by case
- AWS partner tier
- DeveloperLook: Not claimedFreelancer: Rarely
- Who does the work
- DeveloperLook: Senior engineers, named upfrontFreelancer: The freelancer
- Start time
- DeveloperLook: Within 1 to 2 weeksFreelancer: Often fastest
- What you keep
- DeveloperLook: Report, code, and diagramsFreelancer: Varies
- Best fit
- DeveloperLook: Growing teams already on AWSFreelancer: One clear task
Projects We've Built
SaaS, Startup, and E-Learning Projects We Have Built
Products our team designed and built, from recruiting software to e-learning platforms. They show the kind of apps we review and run on AWS, not AWS-only engagements.
Saasmo Recruiting Software Web Design & Development
- Technology
- HR & Staffing
- SaaS Platform
Gradely E-Learning Website Design & Development
- Education
- Dashboard
- Membership Platform
NextEdge Startup Web Design & Development
- Startups
- Technology
- Business
Educo E-Learning App UI/UX Design and Development
- Education
- Dashboard
- Mobile App
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from teams we have built web apps and websites for.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
What I appreciate most is that the website is actually easy for us to manage now. We can update content ourselves instead of sending a developer a message every time we need to change something small. They also paid attention to the technical SEO side, which mattered to us because we didn’t want a new website to create problems for the traffic we already had. I’ve probably asked more questions than I should have since launch, but every question has been handled patiently and without any fuss. The team is easy to work with, they explain things clearly, and when we need something changed, they focus on getting it done rather than making the process complicated.
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
Want results like these?
Tell us what you are building. You get a reply within 24 hours on business days, then a written estimate.
Work Culture
Why Growing Teams Trust Us With Their AWS Accounts
Our AWS consulting services should leave you understanding your own account. These habits keep the advice specific, honest about cost, and easy for your team to carry on.
Read-only until you approve
The review runs on a read-only role, so nothing changes while we look. Every fix after that arrives as a pull request you approve first.
Cost impact on every finding
Each recommendation shows what it saves or costs per month. You decide with numbers from your own bill, not a generic checklist.
Simpler beats cleverer
If a managed service or one bigger server solves your problem, we'll say so before proposing Kubernetes. Fewer moving parts mean fewer things to page you at night.
No borrowed badges
We don't display AWS partner tiers or competencies we haven't been awarded. You judge us on the review itself, which is why the first plan is small and fixed.
Everything as code
Your changes go into Terraform, not console clicks. Your next engineer can read what we did, rerun it, and change it safely without asking us.
Your team learns the why
Walkthroughs explain the reason behind each fix, so your developers can make the next call themselves. Our goal is fewer questions to us over time, not more.
Overview
What do AWS consulting services include for a growing team?
DeveloperLook provides AWS consulting services for teams already running on AWS. We review your account against the six Well-Architected pillars, lock down admin access, cut idle spend, and fix the top findings as Terraform code. Reviews start at $900 and take 1 to 2 weeks. Fix plans take 3 to 8 weeks, and you keep the report and the code.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · AWS Consulting Services
- Service
- AWS consulting services (Well-Architected review, fixes, account setup)
- Typical timeline
- 1 to 2 weeks for a review, 3 to 8 weeks with fixes
- Platforms
- AWS: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, and DynamoDB
- Built with
- Terraform, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, CloudWatch, and GitHub Actions
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- 14, 30, or 60 days of follow-up questions, by plan
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $900 USD, fixed scope after a free AWS call
Reviewed 10 Oct 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
Startups whose AWS credits ran out
Your AWS credits ended and the first full bill arrived. You need an AWS consultant to show where the money goes before your next board meeting.
SaaS teams facing a security review
Your first enterprise customer sent a security questionnaire, and you need AWS cloud consulting services that fix IAM, logging, and encryption before you answer it.
CTOs comparing AWS consulting companies
You're comparing AWS consulting companies and want a fixed-price review first, so you can judge the advice before committing to a bigger project.
Teams running everything in one account
Your production, staging, and experiments all share one AWS account, so one wrong script or leaked key could reach your customer data.
Agencies with AWS-hosted clients
Your agency hosts client apps on AWS without a cloud specialist, and you need an AWS cloud consulting company working quietly behind your brand.
Not a fit
Not on AWS yet
You're not on AWS yet and need your servers moved there first. AWS Migration Services covers the move, and a review can follow once you're running.
Partner tier required
Your procurement rules require an AWS Partner at a set tier or with a specific competency. Shortlist firms listed at that tier in the AWS Partner directory.
Want monthly ops help
You want someone running your AWS account every month rather than a review and fixes. DevOps Services covers ongoing work on a monthly plan.
Budget under $900
Your budget is under $900. AWS Trusted Advisor and the free Well-Architected Tool cover the basics, and if they're enough for you, we'll tell you before we quote.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Book a free call or message us. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for AWS Consulting Services
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on accounts, findings fixed, and pipeline needs, and you get a fixed proposal after a free AWS call.
For teams on one AWS account that want a ranked list of risks and costs in 1 to 2 weeks.
$900one-time, USD
- One AWS account reviewed across all six pillars
- Findings ranked by risk and monthly cost
- Root and admin MFA set up on day one
- AWS Budgets alerts and CloudTrail switched on
- Recorded walkthrough of the report
- 14 days of follow-up questions
Recommended
For teams with up to 3 AWS accounts that want the top findings fixed, not just listed.
$2,700one-time, USD
- Everything in Well-Architected Review
- Up to 3 AWS accounts reviewed
- Top 10 findings fixed as Terraform pull requests
- IAM cleanup with least-privilege roles
- AWS Backup plans with one tested restore
- 30 days of follow-up questions
For products that need separate accounts, deploy pipelines, and monitoring built properly from here on.
$6,200one-time, USD
- Everything in Review and Fix
- Multi-account setup with AWS Organizations and Control Tower
- GitHub Actions deploys for up to 3 apps
- CloudWatch dashboards and alarms as code
- Architecture diagrams and runbooks
- 60 days of follow-up questions
For Agencies
White-Label AWS Reviews and Fixes for Agencies and Studios
You own the client relationship. We supply the AWS engineering: account reviews, IAM and cost fixes, and infrastructure code for client apps, delivered under your brand. Your team presents the findings and keeps the client, while we do the work inside their AWS accounts.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Share the accounts
List client AWS accounts, the apps in them, and what each client worries about most.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We review and fix
We run the six-pillar review and fix the agreed findings as Terraform code.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
You present results
You walk each client through the branded report and the changes we made.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
Findings in your name
Review reports and architecture diagrams delivered with your agency's branding.
Client accounts secured
MFA, roles, and budget alerts set on every client account we touch.
Fixed price per account
A fixed quote per client account that you can mark up in proposals.
Senior AWS backup
Engineers who answer your team's AWS questions during client projects.
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
The AWS services we review most often, plus the infrastructure code, pipeline, and monitoring tools we use to fix what the review finds.
- Amazon EC2
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon ECS
- Amazon EKS
- Amazon RDS
- Amazon S3
- Amazon DynamoDB
PostgreSQL
- Terraform
- AWS Organizations
Docker- GitHub Actions
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Datadog
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on cost, timelines, partner tiers, choosing a firm, modernization, and what you keep at the end.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
DeveloperLook's AWS help starts at $900 for a fixed-price Well-Architected review of one account, with day-one access fixes. Review and Fix is $2,700 for up to 3 accounts with the top 10 findings fixed. AWS Foundation Build is $6,200 and adds a multi-account setup and deploy pipelines. You get a fixed proposal after a free call.
A review of one AWS account takes 1 to 2 weeks, from read-only access to the walkthrough call. Plans that fix the top findings take 3 to 5 weeks, and a multi-account foundation with pipelines takes 6 to 8 weeks. Your follow-up window of 14 to 60 days starts after handover, so questions after go-live are covered.
AWS consulting is outside expertise that helps you design, secure, and run workloads on Amazon Web Services at a sensible cost. It ranges from a one-off architecture review to hands-on work such as IAM cleanup, backups, and infrastructure as code. Good AWS cloud consulting leaves your team understanding the account, not dependent on the consultant.
An AWS consulting partner is a firm in the AWS Partner Network that delivers professional services on AWS. AWS now calls these Services Partners and places them in tiers, Select, Advanced, and Premier, based on certified staff, customer launches, and validations. Partner status shows a relationship with AWS, but you should still check the people who'll do your work.
An AWS Premier consultant is a firm at the Premier tier, the highest level of the AWS Services Partner path. AWS awards it only after set requirements for certified staff, launched customer projects, and validated programs. A Premier firm suits a large enterprise program. Smaller teams may get more hands-on senior attention from a smaller firm.
For enterprise projects, choose a partner on evidence rather than logos. Ask for a named team, similar projects at your scale, and AWS competencies that match your workload. Check how they handle your security reviews and change approvals. If your procurement requires a partner tier, confirm it in the AWS Partner directory before you shortlist anyone.
Choose the best AWS consultants by testing them on a small, fixed-price piece of work first, such as an account review. Look for findings ranked by risk and cost, fixes written as infrastructure code, and plain explanations. Among AWS consulting companies, the right one also tells you when a simpler setup beats a bigger AWS bill.
Firms that specialize in AWS modernization move apps off plain servers onto managed services such as ECS, EKS, Lambda, or Amazon RDS. AWS lists partners with relevant competencies in its Partner directory. We modernize your apps one at a time after a review. Our AWS Migration Services page covers moving workloads onto AWS first.
AWS DevOps consulting covers how your code reaches AWS and how you watch it once it's there. On our Foundation plan, that means GitHub Actions deploys with short-lived AWS credentials, Terraform for every resource, and CloudWatch alarms. If you want ongoing monthly help after the setup, our DevOps Services page offers a monthly plan.
You keep everything we produce: the review report, the ranked fix list, architecture diagrams, and the Terraform code for every change. All of it lives in your accounts and repositories, and our access is a role you remove at handover. You also get a recorded walkthrough, so new engineers can catch up without us.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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