A terminal-based tool that acts as a comprehensive health check for your AWS accounts. Built with Golang, aws-doctor diagnoses cost anomalies, detects idle resources, and provides a proactive analysis of your cloud infrastructure—effectively giving you the insights of AWS Trusted Advisor without the need for a Business or Enterprise support plan.
- 📉 Cost Comparison: Compares costs between the current and previous month for the exact same period (e.g., comparing Jan 1–15 vs Feb 1–15) to give a fair assessment of spending velocity.
- 🏥 Waste Detection (The “Checkup”): Scans your account for “zombie” resources and inefficiencies that are silently inflating your bill.
- 📊 Trend Analysis: Visualizes cost history over the last 6 months to spot long-term anomalies.
As a Cloud Architect, I often need to check AWS costs and billing information. While the AWS Console provides raw data, it lacks the immediate context I need to answer the question: “Are we spending efficiently?”
I created aws-doctor to fill that gap. It doesn’t just show you the bill; it acts as a diagnostic tool that helps you understand where the money is going and what can be cleaned up. It automates the routine checks I used to perform manually, serving as a free, open-source alternative to the paid recommendations found in AWS Trusted Advisor.
- go install github.com/elC0mpa/aws-doctor@latest
--profile: Specify the AWS profile to use (default is “”).--region: Specify the AWS region to use (default is “us-east-1”).--trend: Shows a trend analysis for the last 6 months.--waste: Makes an analysis of possible money waste you have in your AWS Account.
Roadmap
[x] Add monthly trend analysis.
[x] Add waste/waste analysis logic.
[ ] Export reports to CSV and PDF formats (Medical records for your cloud).
[ ] Distribute the CLI in Fedora, Ubuntu, and macOS repositories.
