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# Comparisons

Cloudshim isn’t just another FinOps dashboard — it’s a fully automated savings engine. While other platforms surface insights and expect your team to act on them, Cloudshim does the work for you.

#### 🔄 Cloudshim vs. Traditional FinOps Tools

| **Feature**        | <mark style="color:$primary;">**Cloudshim**</mark> | **Traditional Tools**                 |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Optimization       | Fully automated, real-time                         | Manual, analyst-driven                |
| Setup time         | Under 5 minutes                                    | Multiple days or weeks                |
| Required action    | Zero — Cloudshim runs in the background            | FinOps teams must investigate & apply |
| On-Demand waste    | Automatically minimized                            | Often missed or delayed               |
| FinOps involvement | None needed — we free up their time                | Heavily involved                      |
| Pricing            | Free                                               | Subscription or % of savings          |
| AWS integration    | Direct org-level connection                        | Often surface-level only              |

#### 🧠 Why Cloudshim Is Different

* **We free up your FinOps team.**

  No more chasing underutilized RIs or manually sizing Savings Plans. Cloudshim handles all of it — continuously.
* **We don’t need your time.**

  Other platforms need engineers, spreadsheets, tagging strategies. Cloudshim just needs one click — and it works.
* **We don’t charge you.**

  Cloudshim is 100% free. The savings are yours to keep.