Alvin
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About
Alvin is a BigQuery optimization platform designed to significantly reduce cloud spend by automating query optimization, reservation management, and intelligent caching. It continuously analyzes and optimizes your BigQuery environment, dynamically routing queries to the most cost-effective compute and provisioning slots to match demand, thereby eliminating costly excess. Alvin also maximizes cache hits for near-instant, zero-cost results. The platform integrates seamlessly with various query sources, requiring minimal engineering time for setup. It operates autonomously in the background, freeing teams to focus on business value. Alvin boasts an average annualized savings of $145K per customer and a 52% average savings, alongside a 30% reduction in average query duration, all with no performance tradeoffs. The company emphasizes a philosophy of transparent, hands-off, and intelligent FinOps automation, with a mission to make FinOps autonomous.
Platform
Features
• soc 2 type ii certified security
• intelligent caching
• automated bigquery optimization
• guaranteed positive roi
• seamless query source integration
• comprehensive cost reporting
• reservation manager
• pricing model optimization
FAQs
What is Alvin?
Alvin is a query optimizer built in pure, high-performance Rust leveraging Apache DataFusion to parse and transpile SQL. It intercepts and optimizes queries before BigQuery, providing comprehensive cost reporting.
Who are the team behind Alvin?
Our team comprises seasoned experts in GCP, BigQuery, billing, and SQL optimization, dedicated to building technology solutions that automate BigQuery optimization.
How does Alvin charge?
We charge a percentage of verified savings from Alvin's optimizations, which are viewable in your savings report. There are no fees for POCs, onboarding, or minimum commitments.
How long does it take to set up?
Setup typically requires just 15 minutes of engineering time per query source, often just by setting an environment variable to point to Alvin's query optimizer.
What is the impact on performance?
Alvin generally improves performance, with an average reduction in query duration of 15%-30%, leading to snappier dashboards and faster pipelines, with no performance tradeoffs.
Is Alvin secure?
Alvin has achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation, demonstrating its commitment to security. We do not store or process any of your underlying BigQuery data.
What type of data does Alvin collect?
We only access metadata for real-time optimizations and do not access the underlying data stored in your platforms. The BigQuery integration uses minimum access levels.
How long is a subscription? What if I want to cancel?
Our default subscription is monthly, and you can cancel at any time. The only lock-in is the savings Alvin generates, which may be hard to give up.
Pricing Plans
Autonomous BigQuery Optimizer
Unknown Price• Save 40-60% on your BigQuery spend
• Boost query speed by up to 30%
• Comprehensive cost monitoring
• Only pay a percentage of savings
• Dedicated, isolated environment
• SOC 2 Type II certification, GDPR compliant
BigQuery Savings Report
Free Plan• Visualize your optimization potential
• Generate report yourself in 5 minutes
• Uses lightweight read-only metadata access
• Review results with a BigQuery expert
• Kick-off a no-cost POC to validate the savings
• SOC 2 Type II certification, GDPR compliant
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