Case Study: Carry reduces DevOps overhead and infrastructure costs with Porter

Carry cuts infra costs by $8k/month with Porter

Carry, a startup that helps small business owners save on taxes through investment accounts, faced a significant challenge managing its complex and growing AWS infrastructure. As the technical co-founder was spread too thin, the company hired a costly offshore DevOps contractor to achieve stability. Their goal was to find a solution that would provide the ease of a platform-as-a-service on their own AWS cloud without the high cost of a full-time DevOps engineer, leading them to Porter.

By migrating its infrastructure to Porter, Carry achieved the experience of a PaaS on its own AWS account. The solution from Porter eliminated the need for a dedicated DevOps hire and provided substantial cost savings, reducing their monthly infrastructure costs by approximately $8,000. Additionally, Porter's optimizations, such as recommending a switch from OpenVPN to Tailscale, cut another $1,000 from their monthly bill. The company also saw performance improvements, receiving unsolicited compliments from users about their app's increased speed.

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