FinOpsly, an AI-native control system for enterprise cloud, AI, and data costs, has launched Costix, an AI-powered estimation tool designed to provide clear cost estimates and solution plans for cloud, data, and AI initiatives before deployment. Costix assists enterprise product, engineering, and pre-sales teams in achieving early alignment by generating a solution blueprint, detailed workload specifications, and a bill of materials with estimated costs, thereby supporting accurate planning and stronger business cases from inception.
A 2021 Flexera report indicated that over 30 percent of cloud spend is wasted due to insufficient planning and limited cost visibility. Despite this, most enterprises continue to rely on manual methods like spreadsheets and assumptions for estimating costs related to new features. These traditional approaches often require detailed workload inputs that are not available in early planning stages. While native cloud calculators are common, they are rigid, demand granular configurations, and lack support for multi-environment planning, complicating option comparisons, team alignment, and the prevention of overruns prior to deployment.
Costix aims to shift cost planning upstream in the product lifecycle, allowing teams to transition from broad assumptions to concrete, architecture-aligned estimates before any resources are provisioned.
The tool enhances solution design accuracy by enabling product teams to describe their builds and receive a solution blueprint consistent with internal architecture standards. Costix also offers agentic AI assistance, providing users with real-time guidance on aspects such as configuration trade-offs during project scoping.
Costix comes pre-loaded with workload configurations and assumptions, covering compute, storage, and network, which engineers and architects can efficiently review and validate across development, testing, and production environments. These inputs are based on actual architecture patterns and live cloud SKU data, facilitating faster, more accurate planning while maintaining alignment with performance and compliance objectives.
Furthermore, Costix generates a detailed, contract-aware bill of materials that includes pricing, tagging, and business mappings customized to the user’s organization. Product owners can leverage these estimates to justify investments, align with procurement and finance departments, and accelerate internal approvals.
Kiran Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of FinOpsly, stated, “Cost control is no longer just a cloud problem. It is a systems problem across cloud, data, and AI. We built Costix to give teams a fast, reliable way to plan infrastructure costs upfront, using data they can trust – all in less than five minutes. Every estimate should lead to a decision. Every dollar spent should be traceable, defensible, and actionable. With Costix, we are making that standard possible.”
As companies develop AI applications, migrate data platforms, and scale cloud workloads, planning becomes increasingly complex and crucial. Costix assists teams in aligning earlier, which helps reduce risk and improve collaboration among product, sales, engineering, and finance departments. Mueen Delvi, CTO and Co-Founder of FinOpsly, added, “What sets Costix apart is its ability to turn business inputs into compliant solution designs — not just cost projections — giving teams a launch-ready blueprint from day one.”
FinOpsly, based in San Francisco, is recognized as an AI-native control system for enterprise cloud, AI, and data costs. Its platform enables finance, engineering, and data teams to forecast, optimize, and govern infrastructure spend across major providers such as AWS, Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks. From initial pre-deployment estimation to real-time enforcement, FinOpsly’s solutions are designed to help organizations reduce waste and enhance cost accountability. Additional information about Costix or access requests can be found at costix.finopsly.com, and about FinOpsly at www.finopsly.com.
