Baselime's Big Move from AWS to Cloudflare: Faster, Simpler, Cheaper!

Cutting Costs by 83% with a Move to Cloudflare

TLDR:

Problem: Baselime’s AWS setup was complex and expensive, with far too many Lambda functions, databases, and queues driving up costs and complicating management.

Solution: Baselime moved to Cloudflare’s Developer Platform, simplifying their architecture and cutting cloud costs by 83%. The switch reduced compute, CDN, and data processing expenses, while improving scalability and performance.

Complexity and Costs Piling Up 🏗️💸

As Baselime grew, so did their need for a more efficient infrastructure. Their original setup on AWS supported their expanding data pipeline but eventually became unwieldy, with:

• Hundreds of AWS Lambda functions

• Dozens of databases and message queues

All this complexity meant higher management overhead, and their AWS costs began to skyrocket, reaching $1,940 per day. The Baselime team needed a solution to streamline their operations, simplify their setup, and—most importantly—reduce costs.

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Switching to Cloudflare 🌩️

In April 2024, Baselime made the shift from AWS to Cloudflare's Developer Platform. This switch was strategic, allowing Baselime to:

• Cut Daily Cloud Costs by 83%: By migrating from AWS Lambda to Cloudflare Workers, compute costs dropped from $650 daily to just $25.

• Eliminate CDN Costs: Cloudflare’s free CDN replaced AWS Cloudfront, which had cost Baselime $140 daily.

• Streamline Data and Analytics Processing: Using Cloudflare’s Analytics Engine, they reduced data processing costs from $1,150 to $300 per day.

AWS vs. Cloudflare Costs Comparison 💰

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How Cloudflare Transformed Baselime's Architecture 🧩