AWS-doctor
A terminal-based AWS health check and cost optimizer in Go
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HN · launched Jan 19, 2026 · 51 upvotes (top 20%) · 0 views
Niche: cloud cost optimization tools · 42 launches, 3 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Observability & eval
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 42 launches in cloud cost optimization tools →
Could you build this?
Yes This is a command-line interface (CLI) tool in Go that queries standard AWS SDK APIs (Cost Explorer, EC2, CloudWatch, Trusted Advisor) and prints recommendations to the terminal using a TUI library like Bubbletea.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Terraform (terraform-exec for AWS management), Charm Bracelet Lipgloss (TUI framework), Hetzner (hosting provider alternative to AWS), IVH (hosting provider alternative to AWS)
Concerns raised: AWS cost effectiveness vs dedicated servers or alternative providers, Tool scope creeping beyond simplicity, Terraform integration robustness compared to native solutions
Feature requests: Integration with Terraform via terraform-exec for AWS connection management, Specify TUI framework being used
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 2234 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #409 of 2235 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 82 days after the earliest competitor.
- cloud-cost-optimizer · github · 2026-09-10 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.60
- aws-healthcare-disaster-recovery · github · 2026-09-10 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Fakecloud · hn · 2026-04-15 · 37 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- Linux Doctor · hn · 2026-09-15 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Cloudrift · hn · 2026-07-28 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- CloudCruise - Build healthcare browser automations faster · yc · 2026-06-23 · n/a upvotes · similarity 0.52
- Spinifex · hn · 2026-09-08 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- cms-healthcare-analytics · github · 2026-09-10 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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