Skeddly
Cloud infrastructure automation software
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What is Skeddly
Skeddly is a cloud automation tool that schedules and orchestrates routine infrastructure tasks in Amazon Web Services (AWS), such as starting and stopping resources and running automated operations on a timetable. It is used by cloud and operations teams to reduce manual effort and apply consistent schedules across environments. The product focuses on time-based automation and policy-like scheduling rather than full-stack infrastructure-as-code or end-to-end CI/CD pipelines. It is commonly positioned for organizations that want lightweight automation to support governance and cost control in AWS.
Time-based AWS automation
Skeddly centers on scheduling actions against AWS resources, which fits recurring operational tasks like start/stop windows, backups, and maintenance routines. This approach can be simpler to adopt than broader automation suites when the primary need is calendar-driven operations. It supports teams that want predictable, repeatable execution without building custom schedulers. The focus on AWS-native operations aligns with common cloud operations workflows.
Supports cost-control schedules
By automating off-hours shutdown and similar schedules, Skeddly can help teams enforce usage windows for non-production environments. This is a practical mechanism for reducing waste when governance relies on consistent execution rather than manual discipline. It complements broader cost management practices by operationalizing policies through schedules. The value is strongest where workloads can tolerate scheduled downtime.
Lightweight operational automation
Skeddly targets a narrower scope than full cloud management platforms, which can reduce configuration overhead for teams with straightforward requirements. It is suited to small-to-mid cloud operations teams that need automation without adopting a full CI/CD or configuration management stack. The product’s scheduling model is easy to map to common runbooks. This can shorten time-to-automation for routine tasks.
Primarily AWS-focused scope
Skeddly’s core capabilities are oriented around AWS resources and AWS operations. Organizations with significant multi-cloud requirements may need additional tools to achieve consistent automation across providers. This can increase operational fragmentation when teams standardize on a single control plane. Fit is strongest for AWS-centric environments.
Not a full CI/CD platform
While it can automate operational tasks, Skeddly is not designed to replace CI/CD systems for build, test, artifact management, and deployment orchestration. Teams looking for pipeline-as-code, release governance, and deep developer workflow integration typically require dedicated CI/CD tooling. Skeddly is better positioned as an operations scheduler than a software delivery platform. Using it for CI/CD-like use cases may require workarounds or complementary products.
Limited IaC and config mgmt
Skeddly’s scheduling approach does not provide the breadth of infrastructure-as-code lifecycle management or configuration enforcement found in dedicated automation platforms. Complex provisioning, drift management, and large-scale configuration orchestration may be out of scope. Teams may still need separate tools for declarative provisioning and continuous configuration compliance. This can lead to a split toolchain between scheduling and provisioning.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (consumption-based; charged per action executed).
Free tier/trial: 30-day free trial (no credit card required). Monthly free-usage tier per cloud provider (examples below).
Example costs (USD):
- EC2 / VM start: $0.08 per instance started.
- EC2 / VM stop: $0.08 per instance stopped.
- EBS / Disk snapshot created: $0.15 per snapshot.
- Common management actions (launch, terminate, reboot, many other resource actions): typically $0.15 per action.
- VPC Network Insights analysis start: $0.015 per analysis.
Free-usage monthly allowances (examples from vendor pages):
- AWS: 100 free EC2 instance starts and 100 free EC2 instance stops; 20 free EBS snapshots; 20 free AMI images.
- Azure: 100 free VM starts and 100 free VM stops; 20 free disk snapshots.
- GCP: 100 free VM starts and 100 free VM stops; 20 free disk snapshots.
Other notes / discount options:
- No monthly fees and no minimum costs — pay only for what you use. For large accounts or enterprise arrangements, contact Skeddly (no public volume/commitment discount schedule on site). Skeddly is also available via the AWS Marketplace (integrated AWS billing option).
Seller details
Skeddly Inc.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013
Private
https://www.skeddly.com/
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