Using AWS has helped YPlan move closer to its goal of becoming a $1 billion company. Seporaitis says, “AWS helped us to move fast right from day one, when we first met in the office, to the beta launch. If we had gone with another provider, the process would have taken more man-hours—AWS offers a lot of automation.”

The initial stages of the company’s development were completed on time and under budget. Jucikas says, “We had a really tight deadline of 3 months. The whole team rallied, and we were able to push out the beta version on time. It went smoothly. AWS played a big part in helping us towards that goal.”

As a result, the company experienced 500,000 downloads in just 1 year, and has realized availability between 99.987 percent and 100 percent. Customer response has been positive. “More than 90 percent of the reviews we’ve received have been five stars,” Seporaitis says. “There’s a lot of customer love for what we’re doing, and we’ve gained a lot of traction.” As a result, YPlan has seen its revenue increase beyond its expectations.

The team has been able to focus on product development because of the minimal need for maintenance with AWS.

“It’s all about having fast development cycles,” Seporaitis says. “AWS takes a lot of the headache away, letting us concentrate on the real problem: making sure the product is great.”

Throughout the process, the technology team have had minor issues, which were solved using the AWS documentation. Seporaitis says, “I found the documentation to be concise and forums very helpful; usually if something didn’t work, I mostly referred to documentation to resolve it.” In addition, the company took advantage of AWS Enterprise Support to ensure maximum platform utilisation. Seporaitis says, “The support is first class; they take the time to meet with you and understand your requirements before giving you tailored advice. The after-care is faultless, and they are very proactive too—suggesting new cost-efficient AWS services for some specific use cases we have.”

Jucikas adds, “We chose AWS because it’s the best, and we haven’t been disappointed. It’s been excellent in terms of technical ability, and the customer service has been fantastic. We’re a company that prides itself on customer service, so it’s helpful to deal with other companies that do too.” Seporaitis concludes, “We look forward to having AWS at the heart of YPlan during the next phase of our growth.”