Cloud Migration Services for US Startups & SaaS Teams
MicroPyramid migrates US startups and SaaS teams to AWS, Azure, or GCP, with near-zero-downtime cutovers, 30-40% lower cloud bills, and AI-assisted delivery that lands in weeks, not months. You work directly with senior engineers who can migrate, modernize, and make your product AI-ready in one engagement.
Signs It's Time to Migrate
If any of these sound familiar, a cloud migration usually pays for itself quickly.
Cloud bills are climbing
Spend keeps rising with no clear owner, and over-provisioned or idle resources are quietly eating margin every month.
You can't scale on demand
Traffic spikes mean over-provisioning or outages, and adding capacity takes days when it should take minutes.
Compliance is getting harder
SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI requirements are outgrowing what your current hosting and manual patching can reasonably support.
Deploys are slow and risky
Releases are manual and nerve-wracking, with no CI/CD or rollback, so shipping new features feels slower than it should.
What Cloud Migration Includes
We pick the right approach per workload, from a fast lift-and-shift to a full cloud-native rebuild, and handle the DevOps and cost work around it.
Rehost (Lift & Shift)
Move applications to AWS, Azure, or GCP with minimal changes when speed matters most, the fastest path off on-prem or a costly data center.
- Minimal code changes
- Fast time-to-value
- Lower migration risk
Replatform
Swap self-managed pieces for managed cloud services (managed databases, queues, and caching) so you cut ops load without a full rewrite.
- Managed databases (RDS/Aurora)
- Auto-scaling
- Less to operate
Refactor / Re-architect
Re-engineer to cloud-native (containers, serverless, and microservices) for products that need to scale, ship faster, and stay maintainable.
- Kubernetes / ECS / EKS
- Serverless functions
- Event-driven design
Data Migration
Move databases and warehouses with change-data-capture replication and full validation, so you cut over with zero data loss and near-zero downtime.
- CDC replication
- Cutover with rollback
- Data validation
DevOps & Automation
Stand up Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, and observability so every future deploy is repeatable, reviewed, and minutes, not days.
- Terraform / IaC
- CI/CD pipelines
- Monitoring & alerting
FinOps & Optimization
Right-size workloads, add savings plans, and tune spend after go-live, the work that turns a migration into a lasting 30-40% lower cloud bill.
- Right-sizing
- Savings plans / reserved capacity
- Cost monitoring
How a Migration Runs
A structured, low-risk path from first audit to a tuned, running cloud environment.
Discovery & Assessment
Audit infrastructure, map dependencies, and model TCO and savings. You get a written migration roadmap.
1-2 weeks
Architecture & Plan
Design the target cloud architecture (high availability, DR, security, and cost) and sequence the migration.
1-2 weeks
Migration Execution
Provision with IaC, migrate data with replication, deploy apps, and cut over with a tested rollback plan.
2-12 weeks
Optimize & Operate
Tune performance and cost, harden security, and hand over docs, with optional ongoing managed support.
Ongoing
We Migrate to AWS, Azure & Google Cloud
Hands-on, certified-grade depth across all three major clouds. We recommend the right one for your stack, not the one we prefer to sell.
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Migration Strategies & Timelines
Most projects use a mix. We choose per workload to balance speed, cost, and long-term fit.
| Strategy | Best for | Typical timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Rehost (Lift & Shift) | Quick exit from on-prem with minimal changes | 2-4 weeks |
| Replatform | Adopt managed services without a rewrite | 4-8 weeks |
| Refactor / Re-architect | Full cloud-native scale and resilience | 8-16 weeks |
What Cloud Migration Costs
Typical scope and timelines for US startups and SaaS teams. Cost is driven mostly by how many applications you move and how much you re-architect versus lift-and-shift. You get a fixed cost model in the assessment, with a concrete estimate, before any migration starts.
| Scope | Timeline |
|---|---|
| Single app or workload | 4-8 weeks |
| Multi-app / SaaS platform | 2-4 months |
| Full data-center / phased program | 4+ months, phased |
Why Teams Pick MicroPyramid
Not an enterprise consultancy's billable hours, and not a lift-shift body shop. A senior software-engineering team that moves fast.
AI-assisted delivery, in weeks
We use AI across assessment, IaC, and testing, so migrations land in weeks, not the multi-quarter timelines of big consultancies.
Migrate, modernize & make AI-ready
We're a software-development company, not a pure lift-shift shop. We can clean up the app, modernize the stack, and add AI features in the same engagement.
Senior engineers, direct
You talk to the people doing the work, not an account manager and a 12-layer delivery pyramid. Decisions and answers come fast.
Low-risk, fixed-scope start
Every engagement opens with a fixed-scope cloud assessment, a clear roadmap and cost model, before any long-term commitment.
Flexible Engagement Models
Start small with a fixed-scope assessment, then scale to a full migration or ongoing managed cloud.
Cloud Assessment
A fixed-scope audit that gives you a migration roadmap and cost model.
- Infrastructure & dependency audit
- Migration strategy & sequencing
- TCO and savings projection
Full Migration
Most teams start here
End-to-end migration with IaC, data migration, and post-go-live support.
- Complete migration execution
- CI/CD & Infrastructure-as-Code
- Post-launch support & handover
Managed Cloud
Ongoing cloud operations, cost control, and security after you go live.
- Monitoring & incident response
- Continuous cost optimization
- Security & patch management
Cloud Migration FAQs
Straight answers to what US founders and CTOs ask us most.
What drives the cost of cloud migration?
The main cost drivers are how many applications you move, how much you re-architect versus lift-and-shift, data volume, and your compliance and uptime requirements. Rather than quote blind, we start with a fixed-scope cloud assessment that gives you a concrete estimate and migration roadmap before any migration begins.
How long does a cloud migration take?
A single application typically takes 4-8 weeks end to end. A multi-app SaaS platform is usually 2-4 months, and large or compliance-heavy environments run longer as a phased program. Because we use AI-assisted engineering for assessment, Infrastructure-as-Code, and testing, our timelines are materially shorter than traditional consultancies.
Can you migrate with zero downtime?
Yes, for most workloads. We use change-data-capture replication to keep the old and new systems in sync, rehearse the cutover, and keep a tested rollback plan, so the switch happens in a short, controlled window, often with no user-facing downtime at all.
Which cloud should we choose: AWS, Azure, or GCP?
It depends on your stack, team skills, and the managed services you need. AWS is the safe default for most startups given its breadth and hiring market; Azure fits Microsoft-centric or enterprise estates; GCP is strong for data and Kubernetes-heavy workloads. We make a recommendation in the assessment rather than pushing one platform, and we migrate to all three.
How much can we save by moving to the cloud?
Most clients see 30-40% lower infrastructure spend after migration, primarily from right-sizing over-provisioned servers, using savings plans or reserved capacity, and shutting down idle resources. We model your expected savings during the assessment so the number is grounded in your actual workloads.
We have a legacy Django or Python app. Can you migrate and modernize it?
Yes. Django and Python are core to what we do. We can migrate the app to the cloud and, in the same engagement, modernize the codebase, fix performance and security issues, and add AI features, so you come out with a cleaner, future-ready product rather than the same technical debt on new infrastructure.
Is our data secure and compliant during migration?
Yes. We encrypt data in transit and at rest, apply least-privilege IAM, and build to the controls you need for SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI. We sign NDAs before work begins, and you retain full ownership of all code, infrastructure, and data.
Do you stay on after the migration?
You choose. Every migration includes post-go-live support and a documentation handover. If you want ongoing help, our Managed Cloud engagement covers monitoring, incident response, cost optimization, and security on a continuing basis.
Do you work with US companies and overlap with US time zones?
Yes. Most of our clients are US-based, and we keep several hours of daily overlap with US time zones (ET/PT) for standups, calls, and cutover windows. You work directly with senior engineers, not account managers.
Get a Free Cloud Assessment
Tell us about your infrastructure and we'll come back with a migration roadmap, timeline, and cost model, so you can decide with real numbers, not a sales pitch.