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, lower cloud bills through FinOps, and AI-assisted delivery that lands in weeks, not months. You work directly with the 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, PCI DSS, or health-data 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 every record reconciled 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 keeps your cloud bill down long after the migration.
- 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.
Architecture & Plan
Design the target cloud architecture (high availability, DR, security, and cost) and sequence the migration.
Migration Execution
Provision with IaC, migrate data with replication, deploy apps, and cut over with a tested rollback plan.
Optimize & Operate
Tune performance and cost, harden security, and hand over docs, with optional ongoing managed support.
We Migrate to AWS, Azure & Google Cloud
AWS is where most of our work runs and where our depth is. We also migrate to Azure and Google Cloud when your stack or contracts point there.
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Platforms We Build and Run on AWS
Production platforms we built and operate on AWS. They are product builds rather than migration projects; each links to the full case study.
RunCode
Our cloud-based coding platform with multiple language support, collaboration workflows, and AI-assisted coding, running on Django, Docker, and Kubernetes on AWS.
Read the case studyOnlineCompiler.io
Sandboxed code execution for 12 languages with a REST API, WebSocket support, an embeddable widget, and containerized execution on Docker and Kubernetes on AWS.
Read the case studyRefactored.ai
Multi-tenant upskilling, assessment, and interview practice platform with AI-driven audio and video feedback, running on Kubernetes on AWS.
Read the case studyWhat Drives Cloud Migration Cost and Timeline
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 estimate after the discovery assessment, 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 software-engineering team that moves fast.
AI-assisted delivery
We use AI across assessment, IaC, and testing, so less of the schedule goes on repetitive manual work and more on the decisions that matter.
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.
Direct access to engineers
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
Every engagement starts here
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
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.
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. Most of our own work runs on AWS, so that is where our depth is; we will still tell you in the assessment when Azure or GCP is the better fit for a workload.
Will moving to the cloud lower our infrastructure bill?
Usually, if the migration is followed by real cost work. Savings come primarily from right-sizing over-provisioned servers, using savings plans or reserved capacity, and shutting down idle resources, and how much you save depends on how over-provisioned you are today. We model your expected savings during the assessment so the estimate is grounded in your actual workloads, not a generic percentage.
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 or PCI DSS. 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?
Yes. Most of our clients are US-based, and we schedule cutover windows around your quietest traffic.
Book a Free Discovery Call
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.