Introducing Megaport NAT Gateway

By Cameron Daniel, Chief Technology Offier

Cut your traditional NAT gateway costs by 70% or more with Megaport’s new software solution.

For large businesses, Network Address Translation (NAT) is a must. But when speaking with our enterprise customers about the software side of their architecture, the complaint was always the same: The ballooning egress fees that come with moving massive amounts of data quickly become a major cost burden.

That’s why we’re excited to introduce Megaport NAT Gateway – a scalable, cost-effective alternative designed to help you manage high-volume network traffic with far greater cost-efficiency.

The growth of NAT requirements

If you’re a software engineer or managing enterprise-scale infrastructure, you already know NAT is a necessary part of connecting networks to the internet at scale. But when your NAT needs to grow into the petabyte range, traditional solutions start to get expensive, and do so at an exponential rate.

For businesses moving huge amounts of data, the costs associated with NAT can be staggering. Between hyperscaler egress fees and the inherent inefficiencies of traditional connectivity solutions, enterprises are often left with an eye-watering data bill—often over $5 million (and sometimes up to $50 million) per annum—thanks to:

• Compounding egress fees: Every GB you move out of a hyperscaler network costs you money. At scale, these fees can become astronomical.
• Inefficient scaling: While some solutions work well at a smaller size, pricing models don’t always scale efficiently with your growth.
• Locked vendor pricing: Traditional cloud providers dictate your NAT costs, limiting flexibility and potential savings.

We designed Megaport NAT Gateway to solve exactly these problems.

The benefits of Megaport NAT Gateway

If your business deals with large-scale NAT traffic, here’s how Megaport NAT Gateway can help:

• Scalable cost savings: While smaller workloads may have a breakeven point, the bigger your NAT needs, the more you save. For example, a business handling 1 petabyte of data a month can save over $78,000, or 76% of its NAT bill, monthly – translating to nearly $1 million in annual savings.
• Drastically lower egress fees: Instead of paying hyperscaler rates, you can take advantage of Megaport’s more cost-effective network backbone to reduce expensive ingress and egress charges.
• High availability and scalability: Our solution is built to handle enterprise-scale workloads while maintaining network resilience, with 930 + global locations and available bandwidth of up to 100G.
• Flexibility to grow with you: With our vendor-neutral, scalable network underlay, you’re never locked into a single provider’s pricing and your network can simply grow right alongside your business needs.

Get started with Megaport NAT Gateway

Because NAT requirements vary between businesses, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. But if you’re running a high-volume software operation, managing enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure, or dealing with petabytes of NAT traffic, you’ll see significant cost savings with Megaport NAT Gateway.

To optimize NAT gateway for your enterprise, we take a tailored approach. Instead of an off-the-shelf pricing model, we work with you to design a solution that meets your exact requirements.

For the most accurate savings estimate for your business, reach out through our NAT Gateway product page to get a personalized cost analysis. And once you’ve decided on the perfect resilient design, we can deploy it within minutes. So whether you’re an existing Megaport customer or just exploring your options, we’ll guide you through pricing, integration, and deployment.

At the end of the day, NAT is a necessity – but overpaying for it doesn’t have to be. Let’s make your connections work smarter.