Openops
The batteries-included, No-Code FinOps automation platform, with the AI you trust.
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What is Openops?
OpenOps is a No-Code FinOps automation platform that helps organizations reduce cloud costs and streamline financial operations. It provides customizable workflows to automate key FinOps processes including cost optimization, budgeting, forecasting, allocation, tagging, anomaly management, workload optimization, and safe de-provisioning. The platform enables collaboration between FinOps teams and stakeholders like engineers, DevOps, finance, and leadership while reducing operational overhead.
Key features include a pre-made library of FinOps best-practice workflows based on research from hundreds of FinOps leaders, a No-Code workflow editor based on Activepieces for building or customizing workflows, AI assistance powered by trusted LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity) to help build workflows and generate code, human-in-the-loop mechanisms for critical optimizations, OpenOps Tables for logging opportunities and anomalies, and OpenOps Analytics for building charts and dashboards. The platform offers extensive integrations with major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), third-party FinOps tools, communication platforms (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord), and project management tools (Jira, Asana, ServiceNow).
OpenOps is designed for FinOps practitioners, engineering teams, DevOps engineers, finance teams, and leadership who need to collaborate on cloud cost optimization. It is particularly valuable for organizations struggling with visibility tools that generate false positives, teams that find building in-house automation unsustainable, and companies seeking flexibility that off-the-shelf tools lack. The platform supports multi-cloud strategies and avoids vendor lock-in.
Openops pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
OpenOps offers three pricing tiers: (1) Community - Free, complete open-source version you can deploy locally or in the cloud with full OSS capabilities; (2) Professional - $2,000/month or $18,000/year (save 25% vs monthly), fully-managed installation with AI capabilities including everything in OSS plus managed service benefits; (3) Enterprise - Starting from $36,000/year, includes additional features for organizations wanting to take OpenOps to the next level with everything in Professional plus enterprise-grade capabilities. AWS Marketplace also offers Start Up tier for up to 10 accounts at $15,000/year and Scale tier for up to 50 accounts at $36,000/year.
Openops pros
- Fully open-source and free Community version available for self-hosting
- No-code workflow editor makes automation accessible to non-technical users
- Extensive library of pre-made FinOps best-practice templates
- Supports multi-cloud strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Hundreds of out-of-the-box integrations with cloud providers and FinOps tools
- AI assistance with choice of LLM provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity)
- Human-in-the-loop controls prevent blind automation on critical actions
- ISO-27001 certified with SOC2 compliance and GDPR adherence
- Minimal cloud access permissions required for setup
- OpenOps Tables provides Excel-like database for opportunities and anomalies
- Built-in Analytics for dashboards without external tools
- Version control and detailed traceability for all workflow runs
- Test runs on every workflow editing step for reliability
- Avoids vendor lock-in by integrating existing visibility tools
- Scales from read-only analysis to direct write-access remediation
- Active community with growing templates and integrations
- Consolidates optimization opportunities from multiple FinOps tools
Openops cons
- Self-hosted version requires infrastructure management and maintenance
- Professional managed plan starts at $2,000/month ($24,000/year)
- Enterprise pricing starts at $36,000/year requiring budget approval
- May have steeper learning curve than simple visibility-only tools
- Write-access automation requires careful human oversight setup
- Some advanced integrations may require custom configuration
- AI features require separate LLM provider subscription costs
- Smaller vendor compared to established FinOps platforms like CloudHealth
Frequently asked questions about Openops
Why is OpenOps the answer to my organization's FinOps challenges?
OpenOps bridges the market gap between existing CSP and third-party FinOps tools and custom-built solutions. CSP and third-party tools do not provide sufficient automation, while building automation in-house is resource-intensive to develop and maintain. OpenOps offers complete human-in-the-loop automation, making collaboration between FinOps practitioners, finance, and engineering experts frictionless without the trade-offs of buying or building.
Do I need to build everything from scratch?
No, OpenOps provides a comprehensive catalog of ready-to-use templates for common workflows such as checking cost anomalies, notifying owners about untagged resources, calculating financial metrics, and rightsizing. These template workflows are customizable and allow you to easily connect your cloud and begin streamlining your FinOps practices immediately without building from scratch.
Does OpenOps integrate with existing cloud infrastructure and visibility tools?
Yes, OpenOps integrates seamlessly with a wide range of tools including FinOps tools like AWS Cost Explorer, third-party platforms like CloudHealth and Anodot, specialized solutions like Zesty, native cost recommendation tools, container orchestration systems, and observability tools. It also integrates with communication and project management tools like ServiceNow, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, and Asana. This broad integration spectrum ensures OpenOps fits into your existing ecosystem.
What level of access to my cloud environment does OpenOps need?
OpenOps adheres to your cloud environment's permission model with entirely customizable access levels. Without direct access, it offers automation workflows for retrieving resource owners, approval processes, and IaC updates. With read-only access, it analyzes usage and delivers optimization recommendations. With write access, it can execute actions directly like rightsizing resources. At every access level, OpenOps strictly adheres to your security policies.
What is the difference between the Community and Professional plans?
The Community plan is free and open-source, deployable locally or in the cloud with full OSS capabilities. The Professional plan is a fully-managed installation at $2,000/month or $18,000/year that includes everything in Community plus AI capabilities, managed service benefits, and vendor support without requiring you to maintain infrastructure yourself.
How does human-in-the-loop automation work in OpenOps?
Human-in-the-loop mechanisms enforce control over critical optimizations by requiring stakeholder oversight and approval before running deletions or scale-downs. OpenOps uses notifications with quick action buttons to get approvals, keeping humans in the decision loop. This prevents blind automation and ensures critical cost optimization actions have proper governance and stakeholder buy-in.
What cloud providers does OpenOps support?
OpenOps supports all major public cloud providers including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It provides native CLI actions for each provider, including AWS actions like Get Price from Price Catalog and Get Advisor Cost Recommendations, Azure CLI commands and Advisor recommendations, and Google Cloud CLI commands with BigQuery SQL query support. This multi-cloud support enables comprehensive cost optimization across your entire cloud footprint.
Can I customize the pre-made workflow templates?
Yes, all pre-made workflow templates are fully customizable using the No-Code workflow editor based on Activepieces. You can customize templates to fit your organization's specific needs or build workflows from scratch using No-Code building blocks. The editor supports unlimited steps, conditional branching, scheduling, thresholds, and team call-for-actions, giving you complete flexibility to adapt workflows to your environment.
What security certifications and compliance standards does OpenOps meet?
OpenOps security practices are ISO-27001 certified, ensuring cloud data is safeguarded with globally recognized standards for security and risk management. It adheres to SOC2 standards for strict controls around privacy, security, and availability. OpenOps also follows GDPR guidelines for data processing, storage, and transfer compliance. The platform uses minimal access permissions, transparent permission management, and leverages existing cloud security models without requiring admin-level credentials.
How does OpenOps handle anomaly management and cost spike detection?
OpenOps integrates with anomaly management solutions to identify and alert unusual cost spikes in real-time. It provides dedicated anomaly management workflows that can detect cost anomalies, notify relevant stakeholders, and log opportunities in OpenOps Tables where you can approve, dismiss, mark as false positive, or snooze anomalies. This enables rapid response to cost spikes while maintaining human oversight on remediation actions.