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The Cloud Repatriation Debate: When AWS Costs 10-100x More Than It Should
Platform Engineering Playbook Podcast
13 minutes
2 weeks ago
The Cloud Repatriation Debate: When AWS Costs 10-100x More Than It Should
• AWS C5 instances cost 18x more than comparable Hetzner bare metal servers ($2,500/mo vs €190/mo for 80 cores)
• 86% of CIOs are planning cloud repatriation in 2025, up from 43% five years ago - but only 8-9% do full exits
• Hidden costs beyond compute: egress fees ($0.09/GB), NAT gateways ($45/mo), inter-AZ traffic add 20-40% to bills
• Cloud makes sense for: unpredictable spikes, ＜$10K/month spend, 20+ global regions, heavy managed service use
• Break-even point: 50-100 sustained servers or 12-24 months of stable workload patterns
• Hybrid approach wins: base workloads on dedicated servers, burst capacity and specialized services on cloud
