Security-First AWS for Startups That Mean Business.
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Structure your Cloud. Accelerate Delivery.
Keystone automates the creation and maintenance of multi-account AWS platforms, enabling product teams to focus on building and shipping great products. Eliminate months of effort and reliably deploy your applications to secure and compliance-ready cloud environments.
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Keystone by FIRSTBLOX gives your team a head start on AWS by providing the essential building blocks for a secure, scalable cloud foundation, so you can focus on your product, not infrastructure.
It sets up a production-ready multi-account environment with smart defaults for security, governance and compliance, but remains fully adaptable and customisable as your needs evolve.
With Keystone Orchestration, infrastructure changes can be automated and deployed with confidence, whether you're iterating fast or preparing for scale.
Available in Essentials and Plus tiers, Keystone includes an interactive Hub with clear documentation and infrastructure-as-code examples, helping your team move quickly without getting bogged down in setup or maintenance.
- Modular Multi-Account AWS Setup
Launch with a scalable, secure AWS organization, designed for real-world team workflows.
- Composable Infrastructure Blocks
Use and adapt reusable components for access management, networking, logging, and security monitoring - no need to build from scratch.
- Safe, Automated Deployments
Built-in pipelines help your team release changes confidently, with guardrails that prevent misconfigurations or downtime.
- Infrastructure as Code by Default
Everything is version-controlled, auditable, and deployed through code, no fragile manual console changes.
- Keystone Hub to help teams learn, operate, and maintain the setup.
A self-serve knowledge center with docs, diagrams, and code examples to help your team maintain and extend your setup, without deep cloud expertise.
Keystone is built for fast-moving teams that want to launch or scale on AWS without getting bogged down in setup.
Whether you're a startup building a new product, a SaaS company entering regulated markets, or an AI team handling sensitive data, Keystone gives you a secure, production-ready foundation from day one.
It's ideal for teams who value speed, structure, and flexibility, with best practices baked in, and the freedom to build, adapt, and deploy wherever your roadmap takes you.
Customer spotlight
HireBus moved from a single AWS account to a structured, secure foundation to prepare for scaling, security, a compliance program and a new AI platform for the business.
Problem
Developer velocity was impacted with inefficient access to the cloud and slow deployment pipelines, security KPIs not met, their compliance program had not started, and the new foundation for AI platform was not in place.
Solution
Multi-Account Architecture: Transitioned to a secure, well-architected AWS environment.
Security: Added threat detection, SSO, and secured access to compute environments.
Infrastructure: Networking and multi-account DNS.
Compliance: Audit trails and compliance automations and auditing in place.
Regional CI/CD: Established delivery pipelines delivering controls and infrastructure across multiple regions.
Business Outcomes: Accelerated development, enhanced security, improved compliance, reduced manual work.
For Startups, Scaleups, and Accelerators.
The foundation your team needs to move quickly and build securely.
AI Product Teams
Harden your data access, build secure pipelines, and gain cost visibility.
Scaling SaaS Teams
Bring clarity to access, pipelines, and environments as your team grows.
Compliance-Focused Teams
Lay technical foundations for SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR.
Platform Teams
Deploy isolated, repeatable environments quickly and consistently.
Our Process
- We start with an intro call to understand your business and current setup.
- Next, we assess your cloud environment to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities.
- We assess the results in line with AWS Well-Architected best practices and your business goals, then provide clear, actionable steps and to make improvements.
Clear insight helps you make better decisions, reduce complexity, and build a stronger foundation for growth.
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For serious B2B product teams running on AWS
Multi-account AWS Organization
AWS Account Management
SSO Identity Management & Integration (Google, Okta, etc.)
Organization Policies
Organization Service Access
Cost management basics
Audit logging
DNS Management
Networking
Secured Access
Threat Detection
Multi-account, multi-region orchestration
Adaptable to your business needs
Billing via AWS Marketplace
One-time payment available
Subscription options available
Cancel or upgrade anytime
Done for you or self-serve
Continuity support available
Consultancy services available
Access to Keystone Hub documentation
Immediate access after sign-up
Work commences within 48 hours
For teams with advanced security and compliance needs
Centralized Security Findings
Automated Remediation
Automated Compliance Auditing
PII Data Scanning
Notifications and Alerts
Cross-account Observability
Advanced Networking
Discounts on additional organizations
Adaptable to your business needs
Billing via AWS Marketplace
One-time payment available
Subscription options available
Cancel or upgrade anytime
Done for you or self-serve
Continuity support available
Consultancy services available
Access to Keystone Hub documentation
Immediate access after sign-up
Work commences within 48 hours
3c's made simple
Reduce complexity, operate cost-effectively, and prepare for compliance.
Complexity
Simplified AWS setup with reusable, structured building blocks.
Cost
Cost visibility and controls to manage growth without wasted spend or surprises.
Compliance
Laying technical foundations to help your organisation prepare for SOC 2, GDPR, and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Keystone enables teams to quickly and securely setup a production-ready multi-account, multi-region AWS environment using a proven structure and built-in best practices for security, compliance, and scalability. It accelerates your cloud journey, reduces DevOps overhead, and frees your team to focus on building your product, not managing infrastructure.
Keystone is built using AWS CDK following best practices for scalable, maintainable, and secure Infrastructure as Code. All building blocks and orchestration logic are available in both TypeScript and Python CDK, giving your team flexibility and transparency in managing your cloud infrastructure.
Yes. All infrastructure is deployed into your own AWS Organization using Infrastructure as Code (CDK in TypeScript or Python). You retain full ownership of your infrastructure and access, and control, including a perpetual license to all provided code under your tenant.
Most Keystone Essentials implementations are started within 48 hours and delivered up to 5 business days after your initial assessment. Keystone Plus tend to be delivered in a longer timeframe due to the variance in security and compliance requirements.
We set up your multi-account, multi-region AWS Organization, your AWS accounts, audit trails, security access policies and guardrails, compliance checks, shared application infrastructure, monitoring, and CI/CD integration - all using tested, compliant building blocks. Setup includes training, documentation, and a knowledge handoff so your team can move forward with confidence.
Yes. Keystone is adaptable and modular by design. You can pick the building blocks that suit your needs, avoiding unnecessary bloat and cost. You can also bring your own building blocks or develop custom building blocks for your shared infrastructure platform.
Keystone includes an orchestration layer that lets you push infrastructure changes to any account or region through a simple configuration interface, all while staying within the guardrails of your setup.
Yes. All customers receive onboarding support and access to our interactive Documentation Hub. For ongoing needs, our CloudCare support tier provides Slack AMA access, engineering hours, monthly health checks, and more.
Yes. All FIRSTBLOX-provided building blocks are battle-tested in real-world environments and validated against industry standards for security and compliance. We can also help you create compliant custom blocks for your internal teams.
Absolutely. While everything is designed for your team to own and operate, we offer subscriptions for long-term maintenance, support, and updates to any building blocks we provide.
Keystone supports a range of popular source providers including GitHub, GitHub Enterprise Server, GitLab.com, GitLab self-managed, and Bitbucket Cloud. These are fully integrated into the orchestration layer for pipeline and deployment management.
Operational cost depends on the Keystone tier you choose and the building blocks selected based on your business stage. We help recommend best-fit building blocks to optimize for cost at your current stage, with the ability to add more as you grow. All infrastructure provisioned through Keystone is subject to standard AWS pricing for the deployed resources. Keystone tiers are designed to be as cost-efficient and adaptable as possible, avoiding unnecessary spend while giving you room to scale.
Managing organizations just got easier.
Security
Built-in encryption, fine-grained SCPs, audit trails, and secure identity management.
Governance
Reusable building blocks that enforce security and operational guardrails.
Compliance
Built with AWS best practices to support SOC 2, GDPR, and ISO 27001.
Access Control
Secure IAM, AWS SSO, MFA across accounts.
Cost & Billing
Cost controls for cost visibility and proactive spend management.