Archera vs Pump · Control your commitments, keep your savings in cash · Archera
What We Do
Core Products
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Short-term commitments
Flexibility, terms as short as 30 days -
Terms of 1-year and 3-year
Platform
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Visibility, forecasting & management
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NEW
Share your cloud bill, get savings moves
Use Cases
Supported Clouds
Your commitments. Your control. In cash.
Pump's Autopilot commits your spend automatically, pays back its own mistakes in capped AWS credits, and holds your account inside its AWS organization. Archera keeps you in control, pays cash, and never takes your payer account.
Free is easy. The exit is where the story changes.
Onboarding is frictionless everywhere. That's not the question anymore. The question is what happens after you commit, and what it takes to leave. Pump decides for you and holds your billing account to do it. Archera doesn't need either.
You stay in control
Manage and automate native AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud commitments for free. Nothing is purchased without you.
Cash back, not credits
When a commitment goes underutilized, the Rebate Guarantee pays you in cash via ACH. Not cloud credits, not a discount capped at your bill.
Commit short, exit clean
Terms from 30 days with Guaranteed Commitments, and the Release Guarantee lets you sell back early. No multi-year obligation you're stuck carrying.
Up to 45%
savings on 1-year commitments
30 days
minimum effective term
3 clouds
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Archera and Pump, side by side
| Feature | Archera | Pump |
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| Who controls commitments | You own and control every commitment, with full visibility. Nothing is purchased without you. | An automated AI commits your spend on your behalf. ¹ |
| Commitment terms | 30 days to 3 years. Commit short when you need flexibility. | Standard 1 to 3 year commitment terms. ² |
| If usage drops | The Rebate Guarantee returns the cost of underutilization to your bank account, in cash. | Paid back as cloud credits, capped at your cloud bill. ² |
| Exit | Sell back as early as 30 days with the Release Guarantee. Clean exit, no ongoing obligation. | You remain responsible for the commitments placed on your behalf. ² |
| Cloud coverage | AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. | AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. ¹ |
| FinOps tooling | Free forecasting, EDP and PPA modeling, and MACC tracking alongside commitment management. | Free spend visibility, savings automation, and cloud security. ¹ |
Why finance teams choose Archera
Automated savings sound great until an unused commitment lands on your balance sheet and the money-back turns out to be credits you can only spend with the same provider. Archera keeps commitments in your control, pays you back in cash when usage changes, and lets you commit on terms as short as 30 days. You get the savings without the stranded risk.
See what your commitments could be saving
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