Managing cloud networks and keeping everything connected can be a bit of a headache. Traditional tools like AWS NAT Gateway can cost you $40 a month or more, and you have to tinker for hours with the right setup to get started.
Say hello to NAT autoM8 and NAT M8 and Make cloud networking a breeze: cheaper, quicker, and way easier to use.
At its core, NAT autoM8 is your cloud’s network orchestrator — a tool that builds and automates your AWS VPC structure with the ease and efficiency of setting up a home Wi-Fi router. It configures everything from subnets to route tables and associations and deploys NAT M8, a super cost-effective and reliable NAT service that delivers seamless internet access to your private AWS systems.
NAT autoM8 is a fully IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code) solution, ideal for hobbyists and businesses looking to optimise their cloud infrastructure while keeping costs low. It’s licensed under the NATM8 Public Licence, ensuring source-available transparency.
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NAT autoM8 offers a compelling combination of cost efficiency, reliability, and scalability, making it the ideal choice for businesses optimising their AWS connectivity. Below is a clear comparison of its benefits and the reasons to switch:
| Feature | Benefit | Reason to Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Efficiency | Runs for just $1 per month compared to AWS NAT Gateway’s $40+ per month. | Save 97.3% compared to NAT Gateway using a t4g.nano spot instance. |
| Zero Data Transfer Fees | NAT Gateway charges $59/TB/month, while NAT M8 has no datatransfer costs. | No "hidden" fees. |
| Superior Reliability | NAT M8’s compute engine (EC2) has a 10X better reliability (99.99 vs 99.9 SLA) compared to NAT Gateway. | Enhanced uptime minimises disruptions and ensures stability for critical operations. |
| Fast Automatic Failover | Automatic failover occurs in under 1 minute. | NAT Gateway may require hours of manual intervention or AWS support, increasing downtime disruption. |
| Dynamic Scalability | Automatically adjusts from 2 public/2 private subnet to 8/8. See a few examples below! | Effortlessly scale your network without additional complexity or cost. |
NAT autoM8 combines these benefits into a single, adaptive solution. It’s not just an alternative to NAT Gateway—it’s a smarter, forward-thinking choice.
- Startups looking to maximise the value of every dollar while scaling.
- Enterprises seeking to optimise cloud costs with improving reliability of their environment.
- Engineers or Developers who need intermittent or time-boxed (9-5) NAT service.
Ready to simplify and radically lower your cloud network costs?
Let NAT autoM8 and NAT M8 handle the heavy lifting while you focus on getting the most out of your systems.
Your AWS setup just became smarter, cheaper, and more reliable.
Account-level AWS administrator access (or similar)
| Conditions | Recommended tool | Deployment |
|---|---|---|
| Brand new environment | NAT autoM8 | Go to your AWS Console Serverless Applications Repository => Available applications, click "Show apps that create IAM..." Search NAT autoM8 For details on each parameter check the Readme. 
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| Existing system – parallel setup | NAT autoM8 | |
| NAT GW already set up | NAT M8 (drop-in replacement) |
Recommended method: Via AWS Serverless Repository: 1. Go to your AWS Console 2. Serverless Applications Repository => Available applications, click "Show apps that create IAM..." 3. Search NAT M8  The manual method for additional customisation or if your AWS Region doesn’t have a Serverless Application Repository: 1.Download NATM8.json from this repository to your machine, then open the AWS console CloudFormation. 2.Upload the template and follow the guided steps. For more detailed instructions, refer to the Manual Deployment Guide. |
| Existing system – full revamp | NAT M8 (you manually make the changes to your own environment) |
After deployment one can make changes on the infrastructure parameters such as adding or removing instance types.
In some regions this will lead to following error
due to AWS side parsing logic bug in the Use existing template workflow.
The solution to this is issue is to use Replace your existing template with a new template
option at stack update. With the new template the parameter update will succeed. At the next required parameter change, the template needs to be replaced again (with a template that can be identical to the existing template). As the replace existing template workflow does not have the parsing bug.
NAT autoM8 is source-available under the NAT M8 Public Licence, offering free use with restrictions on enterprise development. Full details are available NAT M8 Software Licence Agreement
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