An independent second opinion on your AWS architecture — before you need one
Inherited Terraform you didn’t write. AI-generated modules you don’t fully trust. A launch on Friday. A Series B diligence call on Tuesday. ArchGuard gives you a Well-Architected Review on your timeline, not a consultancy’s.
Four triggers we see most often
Just inherited a Terraform repo
You need to know what you own before you're accountable for an incident. A post-hire audit surfaces the risk before it surfaces in production.
Launching to production next month
One more set of eyes before you're live. Architectural debt is cheapest to fix before deployment.
Series B diligence is in two weeks
Investor DD teams check cloud infrastructure. A Well-Architected PDF structured against AWS standards is the document they expect to see.
You let AI write 40% of your Terraform this quarter
AI-generated infrastructure is syntactically valid and often architecturally unsound. Review it before it becomes a production incident.
What the free AWS tools don’t give you
AWS Well-Architected Tool is excellent but is an interview-driven checklist in the AWS Console — it does not read your Terraform. AWS Solutions Architect office hours are real but rationed and tied to your AWS account team. ArchGuard reads your Terraform, runs the analysis in parallel, and returns a stakeholder-ready PDF in under an hour.
What you actually pay for
| Option | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free AWS WA Tool | $0 | Self-attested, Console UI, no Terraform input |
| AWS SA office hours | $0 | Rationed, scheduled, tied to account team |
| Boutique WAFR consulting | $5K–$25K | Two to four weeks to deliver |
| ArchGuard Solo | $49/mo | Terraform-native, 24h PDF, no credentials needed |
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from running Checkov in CI?↓
ArchGuard works alongside Checkov. Checkov catches rule-level misconfigurations; ArchGuard reviews the architecture above the rules — failover, cost profile, operational pattern, deployment topology.
Can ArchGuard read my Terraform state?↓
No, and we don't accept state files. We analyse HCL only.
Is the review usable in a Series B diligence room?↓
Yes. The PDF is structured against the AWS Well-Architected Framework, which most investor DD teams already recognise. Pair it with your own remediation roadmap.
What if my workload spans CloudFormation and Terraform?↓
We review Terraform only today. CloudFormation support is on the roadmap.