What AWS customers absolutely must know before you commit
Pump claims group buying and pooled discounts. But under the surface, their model exposes you to compliance violations, loss of control, and financial traps. Cloud Capital delivers compliant savings - always within your account, always under your control.
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Why Cloud Capital Wins
Cloud Capital delivers sustainable savings on cloud spend—transparently, compliantly, and in a way both Finance and Engineering can trust.
Compliance Risk
Pump’s pool = AWS violations
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Pump pools Reserved Instances / Savings Plans across customers in their AWS Org - a direct violation of AWS’s updated T&Cs (effective June 1, 2025), which prohibit reallocation of RI/SPs between unrelated accounts.
Cloud Capital never pools. We operate via delegated access within your AWS account.
Bottom line: Choose Pump and risk AWS clawbacks or account suspension. Choose Cloud Capital and stay 100% compliant.
Ownership & Control
Don’t hand over your commitments
With Pump, they own and manage the commitments in their Org. You can’t approve, audit, or move them.
With Cloud Capital, commitments live directly in your account. You retain total visibility, governance, and portability.
No lock-in. No opaque black boxes. You stay in charge.
Contract
The Lifetime Savings Trap
Pump’s contract states: “Excess Purchases… unused for a full 30 day period… net of Customer’s lifetime Pump savings… require mitigation steps.”
That means the more you’ve “earned” in savings, the less protection you get when overcommitments happen - and you must jump through hoops for credits.
Cloud Capital uses a clear, upfront Guaranteed Savings Rate. No clawbacks. No backdating. No games.
What you save is yours - fully and immediately.
Risk
Billing & Suspension Risk
Pump reserves the right to suspend your AWS account after just 15 days of non-payment, without notice.
They may also send you to collections and pass on legal fees.
Cloud Capital: we align with AWS billing cycles, provide grace periods, and never suspend your critical infrastructure over invoice timing.
Your business continuity always comes first.
AWS Compliance
Control & Ownership
Savings Clawbacks
Account Suspension Risk
Forecast & Budget Confidence
Visibility & Auditability
Pump
Pools RI/SPs across customers (exposes you to violations)
Pump owns and applies commitments in their Org
Credits only after 30 idle days, net of lifetime savings, with hurdles
May suspend in 15 days non-payment, no notice
Short-term discounts, high volatility
Black box, limited transparency
Cloud Capital
Always within your account, 100% T&C compliant
You own and manage everything in your account
Guaranteed Savings Rate, no clawbacks, no hidden conditions
Grace periods, aligned with AWS cycles, never shut you off
Predictable savings that defense Finance in boardroom
Full transparency, full audit trail
FAQ
Doesn’t Pump offer bigger discounts?
They promise deep cuts, until AWS changes policies or pools break down. That discount is volatile and under threat. Cloud Capital’s savings are steady, defendable, and policy-proof.
What if AWS changes rules again?
Pump’s pooled model could instantly collapse. Cloud Capital’s strategy is always aligned with AWS rules, your savings survive policy updates.
How does Cloud Capital price your service?
We only get paid when you save. No upfront fees, no subscription, no hidden costs. Our incentives fully align with yours.
What’s involved in switching from Pump?
Minimal disruption. We’ll help you migrate commitments, map out savings, and pause exposure to Pump’s risks, all while you retain control.
Pump’s model looks tempting
But it’s built on risk: rule violations, clawbacks, loss of control, and sudden account suspensions.
Cloud Capital is the safe, transparent, smart alternative.
You keep control. You stay compliant. What you save is yours. Let’s get you clarity.
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