Economize AI & Cloud Cost Monitoring Platform

Economize was started in February 2021 by founders who previously worked at Gojek and Zoho, and lists its address in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It helps engineering, finance and FinOps teams monitor and reduce cloud and AI spending that grows without clear ownership. In 2026 it was acquired by OpenMetal, an infrastructure-as-a-service provider.

The agentless platform connects to AWS, Google Cloud and Azure billing and resource data with read-only access in under five minutes. Reports break down costs, Explorer maps assets and usage, the Recommendations engine flags idle resources, rightsizing and commitment opportunities, Incidents detect cost anomalies and Notifications push alerts and summaries to Slack, Microsoft Teams and other channels. An AI FinOps agent and an LLM cost calculator support AI spending analysis. Case studies include Apna, Hasura, Amplemarket and Capchase.

• Reports: Break down cloud costs by service, project and account.
• Explorer: Shows cloud assets and their usage across providers.
• Recommendations: Find idle resources, rightsizing and commitment discount opportunities.
• Incidents: Detect cost anomalies and alert owners.
• Notifications: Send alerts and summaries to Slack, Teams, Discord, Google Chat and Outlook.
• AI FinOps tools: Provide an AI FinOps agent and an LLM cost calculator across 10+ providers.

A Vietnamese startup on Google Cloud can use the free plan to spot idle resources and anomalies. A software outsourcing firm with multiple AWS and Azure accounts can split costs per client project. A product team can compare LLM provider costs before choosing a model.

The free plan tracks up to USD 100,000 in monthly spend for one cloud account, letting smaller teams start without cost. Apna reports about 30% lower cloud costs in its case study. Agentless, read-only integration takes under five minutes and does not touch production workloads. Billing through Google Cloud Marketplace or AWS Marketplace lets buyers use existing cloud budgets.

Fast-growing digital companies in Asia, many of them on Google Cloud, need affordable cost visibility before they can justify enterprise FinOps suites. Rising AI and LLM spending adds a new cost line that finance teams must track alongside infrastructure, and marketplace billing simplifies procurement.

Started in February 2021; address 2 Constitution Drive, Suite 101, Virginia Beach, VA, USA. Acquired by OpenMetal, an IaaS provider, with the deal reported on 30 September 2026 alongside the launch of OpenMetal Labs. Lists SOC 2 compliance and a 4.8-star G2 rating from 1,400+ reviews.