Spaceflow cut costs by 30% and boosted development speed 15% by migrating from self-managed AWS to Google Cloud
Spaceflow, a Czech-based scaleup, faced operational challenges and limited developer capacity. Partnering with Vortex for a migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), they transformed their infrastructure, achieving 30% cost savings and a 15% increase in development velocity, with managed services like GitLab and Google Kubernetes Engine, Spaceflow streamlined operations and enhanced scalability. Explore the full story of their cloud journey and the impact of GCP solutions.
About the client
Spaceflow s.r.o. is a digital platform that redefines tenant experience for commercial and residential real estate.
Industry: PropTech / SaaS
Headquarters: Czech Republic
Size: Startup/Scaleup
Solution Area: Software & Internet
Business Goal: Enable seamless platform delivery at scale, with high developer efficiency and operational simplicity.
Pre-Vortex Environment: Self-managed GitLab on AWS, fragmented billing, manual scaling, high DevOps overhead.
The Challenge
Limited developer capacity
Small engineering team managing infrastructure overhead.
Operational complexity
Managing GitLab and CI/CD pipelines manually led to inefficiencies and downtime risks.
Fragmented billing:
Multiple vendors made cost visibility and control difficult.
Need for scalability
As user demand grew, scaling securely and automatically became mission-critical.
Results & Impact
+15 % Development velocity
thanks to reduced CI/CD maintenance
30% cost savings
through centralized billing and infrastructure efficiency
Improve Workload
Reduced DevOps overhead, freeing engineers to focus on innovation
Increased uptime and reliability
with managed GitLab and scalable GKE clusters
Security & Compliance
GCP-native solutions aligned with industry best practices for access control, audit logging, and identity management.
The Solution
VortexCloud led a strategic migration and cloud optimization project built around Google Cloud Platform.
Architecture Highlights:
- GitLab deployed via Google Cloud Marketplace
- CI/CD integrated with Cloud Build
- Applications hosted on GKE, ensuring scalable deployments
- Unified cost control and resource monitoring via Google Cloud Billing Console
Infrastructure Modernization
Migrated from AWS to GCP
Cloud Economics
Implemented centralized billing and cost optimization
Cloud Marketplace Optimization
Replaced self-managed GitLab with GCP-native GitLab deployment
Services Provided
Kubernetes Enablement
Leveraged Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) for container orchestration
DevOps Automation
Streamlined CI/CD pipelines
Key Takeaways
Simplicity wins
Managed services like GitLab via Marketplace dramatically reduce maintenance load.
Scalability is a must
GKE provides instant elasticity as demand scales.
Partnering with experts matters
VortexCloud’s guidance shortened the time-to-value dramatically.
Cloud-native billing = visibility + control
Consolidated billing was a game-changer for financial predictability.
What's next?
With a future-focused mindset, Spaceflow plans to…
- Integrate AI/ML models for predictive tenant insights
- Expand across Europe and North America with cloud-native scalability
- Expand across Europe and North America with cloud-native scalability
- Explore Google Cloud Data & AI services for enhanced analytics and automation
Want similar results?
Contact VortexCloud to learn how your startup or scaleup can achieve faster time-to-market, lower costs, and greater developer empowerment with the power of Google Cloud.
