Case Study: Shutterstock achieves cloud cost savings and accurate Kubernetes allocation with CloudZero

How CloudZero Supported Shutterstock In Optimizing Costs And Meeting Savings Goals

Shutterstock, the stock content platform behind a massive library of photos, video, and music, struggled with manual cloud cost management that consumed significant time and failed to create accountability across engineering teams. Using CloudZero, Shutterstock needed a single source of truth for cloud efficiency, with better visibility into Kubernetes and multi-cloud spend.

CloudZero implemented automated cost allocation, reporting, and alerting, including highly accurate Kubernetes cost reporting and more than 120 custom cost dimensions aligned to Shutterstock’s business structure. The results helped Shutterstock exceed its quarterly cost avoidance goals, save significant time, and uncover tangible savings such as more than $2,000 per month from unused Kubernetes services and over $5,000 per month from a misconfigured service, while improving engineering engagement and cost control.

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Becky Canterbury

Senior Manager of Business Operations and Cloud FinOps