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Infrastructure Audit

Know what breaks before you scale. Full review of architecture, bottlenecks, costs, and security—with a clear roadmap forward.

You're growing. Traffic is up, the team is scaling, and that thing you hacked together at 2am is now running a real business. The question isn't whether something will break—it's what, when, and how badly.

An infrastructure audit gives you clarity. We look at everything: how your app is deployed, where the bottlenecks are, what's costing too much, and what will break when you 10x your traffic.

Why founders ask for audits

Usually, it's one of these situations:

Common Triggers for Infrastructure AuditsPreparing to ScaleSeries A incomingBig client signed"Will this thing hold?"Cost ConcernsAWS bill doubledNo idea what's causing it"Are we wasting money?"Due DiligenceAcquisition targetInvestor requirements"What are we buying?"Something BrokeOutage happenedPerformance degraded"Never again"After the AuditClear bottleneck map • Cost optimization plan • Security assessment • Scaling roadmapKnow exactly what to fix and in what order

The best time for an audit is before you need one. The second best time is now.

What we actually look at

1. Architecture & Deployment

How is your app actually running? We map it out:

Architecture Audit FindingsCurrent State• Next.js on Vercel (single deployment)• PostgreSQL on Railway (shared instance)• Redis on Upstash (free tier)• File uploads to /tmp (!)• No staging • Deploys on every pushIssues IdentifiedCRITICALFile uploads lost on redeployHIGHNo DB connection poolingMEDIUMTesting in productionRecommendationsMove to S3/R2Presigned URLs for uploads→ Files persist permanentlyFixes CRITICALAdd Connection PoolerPgBouncer or Supabase pooler→ Handles 50+ concurrent usersFixes HIGHAdd Staging EnvironmentPreview deploys + staging DB→ Test before productionFixes MEDIUM

2. Performance & Bottlenecks

Where does your app slow down? We measure everything:

Performance Audit ResultsAPI Response Times (p95)/api/products45ms ✓/api/products/:id38ms ✓/api/orders2.3s — N+1 query/api/checkout890ms — external APIs/api/search4.1s — full table scanMissing Database Indexes• orders.user_idused in 89% of queries• products.category_idused in 45% of queries• order_items.order_idJOIN in every order query24 tables analyzedQuick Wins (under 1 hour each)Add index: user_id→ -80% on ordersAdd index: category_id→ -60% on categoriesEager load order items→ -70% on order details

3. Cost Analysis

What are you actually paying for, and is it worth it?

Cost AnalysisCurrent Spend: $847/monthVercel Pro$20 ✓ reasonableAWS RDS db.r5.large$180 ⚠ oversizedS3 + CloudFront$120 ⚠ 80% old logsDatadog$250 — using 10%GitHub Actions$45 ✓ fineMisc (domains, email)$32 ✓ fine??? Orphaned resources$200 — unknownSavings OpportunitiesDownsize RDS to db.t3.medium-$130Add S3 lifecycle policy for logs-$80Switch to cheaper observability-$150Delete orphaned resources-$200Potential savings$560/mo66% reductionBefore$847per monthAfter Optimization$287per month

4. Security Review

Not a full pentest, but we catch the obvious stuff:

Security FindingsCRITICALAPI keys in client-side bundleNEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY exposed→ Move to server-side, use publishable keyNo rate limiting on auth→ Add rate limiting middlewareHIGHCORS allows all origins→ Whitelist actual domains onlyNo database backups→ Enable automated backups, test restoreMEDIUM12 vulnerable dependencies→ Run npm audit fixNo CSP headers→ Add Content-Security-Policy headersAll findings prioritized by risk/effort ratio — fix CRITICAL issues first

We're not here to judge

Every codebase has skeletons. We've seen API keys committed to public repos, production databases with no backups, and AWS accounts bleeding money on forgotten resources. It happens. We're here to find the problems and help you fix them, not to make you feel bad about them.

The process

Infrastructure Audit ProcessDay 1-2Access & DiscoveryGet credentialsMap the landscapeIdentify quick winsDay 3-4Deep AnalysisPerformance profilingCost breakdownSecurity scanDay 5Report & RoadmapFindings documentPrioritized fixesArchitecture diagramDay 6+WalkthroughReview callQ&A sessionImplementation plan

What you get

At the end of the audit, you'll have:

  • Architecture diagram — A clear picture of how everything connects, including the parts you forgot about
  • Bottleneck analysis — What's slow, why it's slow, and how to fix it
  • Cost breakdown — Where your money goes and where you can save
  • Security findings — Issues ranked by severity with clear remediation steps
  • Prioritized roadmap — What to fix first, what can wait, and what doesn't matter
  • Scaling projections — What breaks at 10x, 100x, 1000x your current load

After the audit

The report is yours. You can fix things yourself, hire someone else, or ask us to help. No pressure, no lock-in.

If you do want our help implementing the recommendations, we can roll straight into a Production Readiness or Engineering Support engagement. But that's entirely up to you.

Pricing

Clear scope, fixed price. No surprises, no hourly billing.

Focused Audit

For teams who need a deep dive into a specific area—security, performance, or costs.

$1,250 fixed
  • Single focus area (your choice)
  • 2-3 day assessment
  • Written findings report
  • Prioritized recommendations
  • 30-minute walkthrough call
  • Follow-up Q&A session
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Comprehensive Audit

Full-stack review covering architecture, security, performance, costs, and scalability.

$2,500 fixed
  • Complete infrastructure review
  • 5-7 day assessment
  • Detailed technical report
  • Cost optimization analysis
  • Security vulnerability scan
  • Scaling roadmap to 100x
  • 60-minute executive briefing
  • Implementation priority matrix
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Frequently asked questions

We'll need read-only access to your cloud provider console (AWS, GCP, Vercel, etc.), your codebase, and any monitoring/logging tools you use. We never need write access for the audit phase. We're happy to work through screen shares if you prefer not to grant direct access.
No. We do a security review that catches common issues—exposed secrets, missing rate limiting, CORS misconfigurations—but we don't do active exploitation or full penetration testing. If you need a pentest, we can recommend partners who specialize in that.
We use temporary, scoped credentials that are revoked after the audit. We never store your secrets. All findings are shared through encrypted channels, and we'll sign an NDA before starting. We take security seriously—we'd expect the same from anyone auditing our systems.
We'll tell you immediately, not wait for the final report. If there's an active security vulnerability or data loss risk, you'll know within hours of us finding it. We can also help with emergency remediation if needed.
Yes, that's actually most of our audit work. Whether it's code from a previous agency, an acquired company, or your own team from years ago, we can assess it objectively. Fresh eyes often catch things that people close to the code miss.
Automated tools catch known vulnerabilities and common misconfigurations. We also review architecture decisions, cost efficiency, scalability bottlenecks, and operational practices that no scanner can evaluate. The human judgment is where the value is.