About us
Running A 7-Figure AWS Bill With No Clarity Couldn’t Last. We Had To Change That.
We built CloudForecast while managing a fast-growing AWS environment with a small team. Cost was growing, time was limited, and most tools expected us to live in dashboards we didn’t have the bandwidth for. We needed clear signals, not more software.
“We were spending 7 figures a year on AWS. I didn’t have time for dashboards, I just needed to know what changed. That’s why we built CloudForecast.”
Francois Lagier
Co-Founder & CTO, CloudForecast
We’ve Been Building CloudForecast Around Cloud Spend Issue For 7 Years
Along the way, we’ve been part of programs that matter in this space, including the AWS Partner Network and ISV Accelerate, and we’re backed by TinySeed.
Understand Cloud Costs
Basically, We’re Engineers Who Chose To Build A Product We All Desperately Need
When costs spiked, there was no one else to do it, it was our problem to understand and fix. We were the ones who had to explain the bill.
Full Visibility
We Stayed Independent, So We Built For How Engineers Actually Manage Cloud Spend
That freedom exists because the company is built to serve engineers first, the same roles we came from.
Typical Cloud Cost Products
This is the most common model we’ve seen across the market
Built under external growth pressure, where scale drives decisions
Optimized for broad coverage, not real adoption
Designed to show capability, via dashboards and configuration
Guided by sales motion, not daily usage
Here’s why our approach fits engineers handling cloud spend
Pricing stays predictable and aligned with real usage
Product decisions prioritize clarity over expansion
Conversations are about fit, not closing
Trust is built through consistency, not pressure
If something isn’t a good fit, we say so. And when another tool makes more sense, we’ll point you there.
How it works
Our Customers Are Engineers Like Us. That’s Why Working Together Feels Natural
You start with the product
You try CloudForecast in your own environment and see real data from your setup. That tells you more than any deck ever could.
Engineers talk to engineers
When there’s a conversation, it’s technical and direct. You’re talking to the people who built the product and have run similar systems.
We look for fit together
We spend time understanding how you operate, what you’re responsible for, and where friction shows up. If it’s not a fit, we say so.
The product earns its place
Value shows up through use. Clear signals. Fewer surprises. Less time spent digging.
Zero sales pressure, unless you ask for it
Only once things make sense do we talk about next steps, timing, or pricing.
We Treat Our Customers As Investors
Because we’re fully independent, the people who use CloudForecast matter in a very direct way. We think of our customers as investors, not in a financial sense, but in terms of trust and commitment.
Meet the team
We’ve Been At This Long Enough To Know What Works
CloudForecast has been operating for 7 years, with a full-time focus since 2019. Not as a side project, and not in bursts, but through steady, continuous use by real teams.
Tony Chan
Co-Founder & CEO
Tony runs the business operations at CloudForecast, customer success, support, marketing, and sales. Outside of work, Tony enjoys reading about Asian-American history, Asian cuisines, and visiting Chinatowns around the world. Raised in the south side of Chicago, he loves the White Sox, Da Bulls, Da Dears, Polish Sausages, Hot Dogs, and Mike Ditka.
Francois Lagier
Co-Founder & CTO
Francois is our CFO (Chief *French* Officer). He runs the tech side of CloudForecast with Kattya and always asks Tony for customer feedback. When he is not building CloudForecast, you can find him running/biking around San Francisco or watching a Marseille (his hometown) soccer game. His latest passion: making and eating fresh pasta using the flour + water cookbook.
Arturo Puente
Senior Software Developer
Arturo is our Senior Full-stack Software Engineer at CloudForecast. He helps us design, architect, plan and build new features for our users. When he is not helping Francois and Tony stay on track with the latest and great features for our users, he enjoys Formula 1, video games and sim racing.
The team has stayed small, and the relationships have stayed personal. They’re the same faces customers have been working with for years.
Trusted By Teams Running Production Cloud Systems With Real Spend Pressure
Reports
What Customers Noticed With Their First Report
No more digging through dashboards just to understand what changed.
Every team finally sees what they’re spending — and owns it.
Surface costs that would’ve sat there until the bill arrived.
We Build For Engineers Who Already Have Too Much To Do
That’s why CloudForecast is built the way it is.
We still operate like practitioners, not vendors
We’re still solving the same problem we ran into years ago
We still prioritize clarity over coverage