As many in the AWS ecosystem now know, Amazon recently announced the retirement of Amazon IQ, its platform connecting customers with certified AWS professionals. New sign-ups ended in May 2025, and the service will officially shut down on May 28, 2026.
For the thousands of customers and providers who relied on Amazon IQ to find talent or projects in the AWS space, this change introduces uncertainty but also opportunity.
At ReluTech, we’ve spent the last several years building NerdRabbit, a purpose-built platform designed to deliver exactly what IQ promised and more.
Built for Speed, Trust, and the AWS Way
NerdRabbit was born inside the AWS Partner ecosystem, with one goal: Match companies with highly vetted AWS experts, faster and more affordably than traditional staffing or consulting firms.
We now have over 2,000 certified, background-checked AWS professionals, or “Nerds” as we like to call them, all ready to support your next cloud initiative.
Whether you need:
- A short-term specialist to help with an EC2 right-sizing project,
- A full-time cloud engineer for a migration,
- Or just a sounding board for FinOps or AI/ML strategy,
NerdRabbit makes it easy to find the right expert on your terms.
Machine Learning Meets Human Talent
What makes NerdRabbit different? We don’t just list professionals.
We use AWS machine learning, powered by unbiased algorithms, to intelligently match you with top Nerds based on skill, experience, availability, and fit.
It’s smart. It’s fast. And it’s built on the very same cloud principles our customers live by.
For Customers and Experts
If you’re a former Amazon IQ customer, NerdRabbit offers a familiar yet more powerful way to engage cloud experts without long-term contracts or inflated consulting rates.
If you’re a former Amazon IQ provider, we welcome you to apply to join our NerdRabbit platform, where we help independent experts do more of what they love and less of what they don’t (like chasing invoices).
We also offer seamless AWS Marketplace integration, so if you’re an AWS customer, NerdRabbit can work right alongside your existing workflows and procurement approvals.
We’re Here for What’s Next
Change can be inconvenient. But it can also be a moment to upgrade. If you’ve used Amazon IQ, you’ll feel right at home with NerdRabbit and you might even wonder how you ever did it any other way.
Schedule a demo or create your NerdRabbit account today to see what the future of cloud talent looks like. Also available through AWS Marketplace!
We’re excited to keep solving cloud challenges, one nerd match at a time.
