> It's not just AWS. I think there are only two types of cloud providers: The ones like AWS and DigitalOcean that shift the risk to the customer and the ones that offer shady "unlimited" and "unmetered" plans.
Actually there is a third category, those who care. I will grant you it is a rare category but it is there.
One example name: Exoscale[1]
Swiss cloud provider, they offer:
(a) hard spend limits via account pre-pay balances (or you can also have post-pay if you want the "usual" cloud "surprises included" payment model).
(b) good customer service that doesn't hide behind "community forums"
Sure they don't offer all the bells and whisles range of services of the big names, but what they do do, they do well.
No I am not an Exoscale shill, and no I don't work for Exoscale. I just know some of their happy customers. :)
[1]https://www.exoscale.com/