Reduce Your DevOps Costs by Up to 80%
The average DevOps engineer costs $150,000/year. Elestio delivers the same infrastructure management - automated deployments, backups, updates, monitoring, and security - from $11/month per service.
Cost breakdown
The True Cost of DIY DevOps
When you add up salaries, tools, and hidden overhead, DIY DevOps costs far more than most teams realize. Here is a realistic breakdown for a team running 5-10 open-source services.
| Cost Item | DIY DevOps (Annual) | Elestio (Annual) |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps engineer salary | $150,000 | $0 - not needed |
| Server management time | $15,000 (100+ hrs/yr) | $0 - automated |
| Security patches & audits | $10,000 | $0 - included |
| Monitoring stack (Datadog/New Relic) | $6,000-24,000 | $0 - built-in |
| Backup infrastructure & storage | $2,400-6,000 | $0 - included |
| SSL certificate management | $1,200 (time cost) | $0 - auto-provisioned |
| Software update management | $5,000 (time cost) | $0 - automated |
| Incident response & on-call | $8,000-15,000 | $0 - Elestio monitors 24/7 |
| Total annual cost | $197,600 - $226,200 | $840 - $3,360 (5-10 services at $11-28/mo) |
Real savings
What You Save With Elestio
Concrete savings across four key areas that drain engineering budgets.
No DevOps Hire
$150,000+/year saved. Elestio automates server provisioning, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Your developers deploy tools in 5 minutes without touching a terminal. No need to recruit, onboard, or retain a DevOps engineer.
No Monitoring Stack
$500-2,000/month saved. Skip Datadog, New Relic, or self-managed Prometheus/Grafana. Elestio includes 24/7 monitoring with alerting for CPU, memory, disk, and service health on every deployment.
No Backup Infrastructure
$200-500/month saved. No need to configure backup cron jobs, manage storage buckets, or test restore procedures. Elestio runs automated daily backups with one-click restore for every service.
No Security Overhead
Audit costs saved. Elestio handles SSL certificates, OS patches, firewall configuration, and software updates automatically. Reduce your attack surface and compliance burden without hiring a security specialist.
3 simple steps
How It Works
1. Choose Your Tools
Browse 400+ open-source tools in the Elestio catalog. Databases, CMS, dev tools, AI frameworks - all pre-configured and ready to deploy.
2. Deploy in Minutes
Select your cloud provider and plan, pick a region, and click deploy. Elestio provisions a dedicated VM and configures everything in under 5 minutes.
3. We Handle the Rest
Backups, updates, SSL, security patches, monitoring - all automated. Your team focuses on building product, not maintaining servers. Need help? Expert support is included.
By company size
Real Savings by Company Size
Whether you are a 5-person startup or a 500-person enterprise, Elestio delivers significant cost savings compared to building and maintaining your own DevOps infrastructure.
Startup
Save ~99%1-10 employees, 3-5 services
SMB
Save ~97%11-50 employees, 5-15 services
Mid-Market
Save ~97%51-200 employees, 15-40 services
Enterprise
Save ~96%200+ employees, 40-100+ services
DIY costs include salaries, benefits, tools (monitoring, backups, CI/CD), cloud infrastructure, and operational overhead. Elestio costs based on published pricing.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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How much does a DevOps engineer cost?
The average DevOps engineer salary in the US is approximately $150,000/year, with senior DevOps engineers and SREs earning $180,000-$220,000+. When you factor in benefits, tools, and management overhead, the total cost of a DevOps hire ranges from $180,000 to $280,000 per year.
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How does Elestio reduce DevOps costs?
Elestio automates the tasks that typically require a dedicated DevOps engineer: server provisioning, software deployment, backups, updates, security patches, SSL management, and monitoring. Instead of paying $150K+/year for a DevOps hire, you pay from $11/month per managed service with all infrastructure operations included.
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Can Elestio fully replace a DevOps team?
For infrastructure management of open-source tools, yes. Elestio handles deployments, backups, updates, monitoring, security, and scaling. However, if you have custom application code that requires specialized CI/CD pipelines or unique infrastructure requirements, you may still need some DevOps expertise for those specific tasks.
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What is the ROI of switching to Elestio?
A startup running 5 services on Elestio pays approximately $70-200/month total. The equivalent DIY setup would require at minimum a part-time DevOps contractor ($5,000-8,000/month) plus infrastructure costs. Most teams see a 70-80% reduction in total infrastructure management costs after switching to Elestio.
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Is Elestio suitable for enterprise companies?
Yes. Elestio serves enterprises including Bosch, Atos, and other large organizations. Enterprise features include high-availability clusters, multi-region deployments, Terraform provider for infrastructure as code, custom domains, and dedicated support. Enterprise teams typically use Elestio to offload commodity infrastructure management while keeping their DevOps team focused on custom, high-value work.
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What hidden costs should I watch for with DIY DevOps?
Common hidden costs include: monitoring stack (Datadog/New Relic: $500-2,000/mo), backup storage and testing, SSL certificate management time, security audit and patching hours, on-call and incident response time, recruitment costs when DevOps engineers leave (average tenure: 2 years), and the opportunity cost of engineering time spent on infrastructure instead of product development.
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