# 53 AWS services. One place to cut the waste.

> LevelFour fixes waste with ready-to-merge pull requests, and your AWS bill drops by up to 35%.

Source: https://levelfour.ai/integrations/aws

Updated: 2026-10-23

## Find your service

### Compute

- **EC2**: Avg 35% savings on compute. Auto-implemented. Zero performance impact guaranteed. Up to 35% savings · 24h
- **Lambda**: Optimize serverless costs. Over-provisioned memory is the #1 Lambda waste pattern. Up to 30% savings · 24h
- **ECS / Fargate**: Right-size task definitions. Fargate Spot for batch workloads. Up to 25–40% savings · 24h
- **Elastic Beanstalk**: Underlying resources often overlooked for optimization. Up to 25% savings · 24h
- **Lightsail**: Right-size instance plans. Remove idle resources. Up to 20% savings · 24h
- **Step Functions**: Express workflows are dramatically cheaper for sub-5-minute executions. Up to 40–80% savings · 24h

### Databases

- **RDS**: Reduce database costs by up to 40%. Unused instances detected and flagged within 24h. Up to 40% savings · 24h
- **ElastiCache**: Right-size caching layer. Typical savings: 25–40%. Commitment gaps identified. Up to 25–40% savings · 24h
- **Redshift**: Reduce data warehouse costs. Pause non-production clusters. Up to 30% savings · 48h
- **DynamoDB**: Right-size capacity mode. Reserved capacity for predictable workloads. Up to 30–60% savings · 24h
- **Aurora**: Serverless v2 for variable workloads. Reserved Instances for steady-state. Up to 30–50% savings · 48h
- **Neptune**: Right-size graph database instances. Detect idle clusters. Up to 25% savings · 48h
- **DocumentDB**: Right-size document database instances. Idle clusters flagged. Up to 25–40% savings · 24h
- **Timestream**: Storage tiering for time-series data reduces long-term costs. Up to 20% savings · 48h
- **QLDB**: Eliminate idle ledger charges. Optimize IO. Up to 15% savings · 24h

### Storage

- **EBS**: gp2→gp3 saves 20% with better performance. Orphaned snapshots cleaned. Up to 20% savings · 24h
- **S3**: Reduce storage costs by tiering infrequently accessed data. Fully automated. Up to 40–60% savings · 48h
- **ECR**: Image retention policies reduce storage costs significantly. Up to 20–40% savings · 24h
- **EFS**: Infrequent Access class saves up to 92%. Throughput mode optimization. Up to 30–50% savings · 24h
- **FSx**: Throughput and storage capacity rightsizing across FSx variants. Up to 20–40% savings · 48h
- **AWS Backup**: Reduce redundant backup policies. Optimize retention and replication. Up to 20% savings · 48h

### Networking

- **Elastic IPs**: Eliminate idle IP charges. Compounds across accounts. Up to 100% savings · 24h
- **Load Balancers**: Remove unused load balancers. Reduce fixed-cost overhead. Up to 15–25% savings · 24h
- **NAT Gateway**: NAT is a hidden cost driver. Attribution by team. Up to 20–40% savings · 48h
- **CloudFront**: Optimize cache hit ratio. Reduce origin requests. Up to 15–30% savings · 48h
- **Route 53**: Eliminate orphaned DNS resources. Consolidate hosted zones. Up to 10–20% savings · 24h
- **API Gateway**: HTTP APIs are up to 70% cheaper than REST APIs for simple proxies. Up to 20% savings · 24h
- **Transfer Family**: Eliminate idle transfer servers. Per-protocol charges add up. Up to 20% savings · 24h
- **VPN**: Eliminate idle VPN connections. Hourly charges add up. Up to 15% savings · 24h
- **Direct Connect**: Right-size port capacity. Optimize data transfer paths. Up to 15–25% savings · 48h
- **Transit Gateway**: Attachment fees compound across AZs. Optimize topology. Up to 15–20% savings · 48h
- **Global Accelerator**: Eliminate idle accelerators. Review endpoint utilization. Up to 15% savings · 24h
- **PrivateLink**: Unused endpoints accumulate hourly charges silently. Up to 15% savings · 24h

### Analytics & AI/ML

- **OpenSearch**: Right-size domains. Move cold indices to UltraWarm tier. Up to 30% savings · 48h
- **EMR**: Spot on task nodes saves 60%. Transient clusters for batch jobs. Up to 40–60% savings · 48h
- **Kinesis**: Right-size shard count. Switch to on-demand for variable loads. Up to 25% savings · 48h
- **MSK**: Right-size broker instances. Enable tiered storage for cost reduction. Up to 25–40% savings · 48h
- **Glue**: Right-size DPU allocation. Flex execution for non-urgent jobs. Up to 30% savings · 48h
- **SageMaker**: Shut down idle notebooks. Spot training saves up to 70%. Up to 40–70% savings · 48h
- **Athena**: Query optimization reduces per-query costs dramatically. Up to 30–70% savings · 48h
- **QuickSight**: Unused licenses are a common overspend category. Up to 20% savings · 24h
- **Bedrock**: Model selection and throughput tuning for AI workloads. Up to 30–50% savings · 48h

### Other

- **EKS**: Kubernetes cost allocation and optimization. Full K8s optimization. Up to 30–50% savings · 24h
- **Savings Plans**: Maximize discount coverage. Unused commitments detected and reallocated. Up to 30–40% savings · 48h
- **Reserved Instances**: Full RI portfolio optimization. Expiring RIs renewed or converted. Up to 40–60% savings · 48h
- **CloudWatch**: Log retention policies often overlooked, with significant savings at scale. Up to 25% savings · 24h
- **SQS**: Remove unused queues. Right-size visibility timeout and retention. Up to 15% savings · 24h
- **SNS**: Remove orphaned topics. Consolidate notification pipelines. Up to 15% savings · 24h
- **Secrets Manager**: Move non-sensitive configs to Parameter Store. Reduce per-secret charges. Up to 15% savings · 24h
- **X-Ray**: Sampling rate optimization reduces costs without losing insight. Up to 20% savings · 24h
- **GuardDuty**: Volume tier optimization for security monitoring. Up to 15% savings · 24h
- **CodeBuild**: Right-size build compute. Caching reduces billable minutes. Up to 25% savings · 24h
- **WorkSpaces**: AutoStop mode and idle detection for virtual desktops. Up to 30–50% savings · 24h

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Which AWS services does LevelFour optimize?

53 AWS services, including EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, EBS, S3, Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Redshift, CloudWatch, and more. The full list with the optimization applied to each is below.

### How much can I save on AWS with LevelFour?

AWS optimizations average up to 35%, measured at P95 utilization. Actual savings depend on your current rightsizing, commitment coverage, and how many idle resources you are running.

### Does LevelFour change my AWS infrastructure automatically?

No. By default LevelFour is read-only and proposes every change as a Terraform pull request. Nothing is applied until your team reviews and merges, or you opt into supervised automation within your own guardrails.

### How long does AWS setup take?

Under 15 minutes. You connect your account with a read-only IAM role; there are no agents to install and no code changes required.

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## About LevelFour

The FinOps platform that actually cuts costs. One system of record for Cloud, SaaS, and AI spend. LevelFour applies each saving, or your engineers merge it as code.

- **Cloud Savings**: 30% success fee on savings found and applied. No hidden charges, only pay on what you actually save.
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- **Scale**: $200 per month · Up to $7,500 spend/mo
- **Enterprise**: Custom · Unlimited spend

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