diff --git a/packages/server/api/src/app/benchmark/create-benchmark.service.ts b/packages/server/api/src/app/benchmark/create-benchmark.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25ee8a251d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/api/src/app/benchmark/create-benchmark.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import {
+  BenchmarkCreationResult,
+  BenchmarkProviders,
+  ContentType,
+  Folder,
+  openOpsId,
+} from '@openops/shared';
+import { flowFolderService } from '../flows/folder/folder.service';
+import { throwValidationError } from './errors';
+
+function getBenchmarkFolderDisplayName(provider: string): string {
+  const normalizedProvider = provider.toLowerCase();
+  switch (normalizedProvider) {
+    case BenchmarkProviders.AWS:
+      return 'AWS Benchmark';
+    default:
+      throwValidationError(`Unknown provider: ${provider}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function ensureBenchmarkFolder(
+  projectId: string,
+  displayName: string,
+): Promise<Folder> {
+  return flowFolderService.getOrCreate({
+    projectId,
+    request: {
+      displayName,
+      contentType: ContentType.WORKFLOW,
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+export async function createBenchmark(params: {
+  provider: string;
+  projectId: string;
+}): Promise<BenchmarkCreationResult> {
+  const { provider, projectId } = params;
+
+  const benchmarkFolder = await ensureBenchmarkFolder(
+    projectId,
+    getBenchmarkFolderDisplayName(provider),
+  );
+
+  return {
+    benchmarkId: openOpsId(),
+    folderId: benchmarkFolder.id,
+    provider,
+    workflows: [],
+    webhookPayload: {
+      webhookBaseUrl: '',
+      workflows: [],
+      cleanupWorkflows: [],
+      accounts: [],
+      regions: [],
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/api/src/app/flows/folder/folder.service.ts b/packages/server/api/src/app/flows/folder/folder.service.ts
index 2478a91afd..65fb997603 100644
--- a/packages/server/api/src/app/flows/folder/folder.service.ts
+++ b/packages/server/api/src/app/flows/folder/folder.service.ts
@@ -86,36 +86,22 @@ export const flowFolderService = {
         params: { folderName: request.displayName },
       });
     }
-
-    const folderId = openOpsId();
-    const parentFolder = await flowFolderService.getParentFolder(
-      projectId,
-      request.parentFolderId,
-    );
-
-    await folderRepo().upsert(
+    return createFolder(params);
+  },
+  async getOrCreate(params: UpsertParams): Promise<Folder> {
+    const { projectId, request } = params;
+    const requestContentType = request.contentType ?? ContentType.WORKFLOW;
+    const folderWithDisplayName = await this.getOneByDisplayNameCaseInsensitive(
       {
-        id: folderId,
         projectId,
-        parentFolder,
         displayName: request.displayName,
         contentType: requestContentType,
       },
-      ['projectId', 'contentType', 'displayName'],
     );
-
-    const folder = await folderRepo().findOneByOrFail({
-      projectId,
-      id: folderId,
-    });
-
-    return {
-      ...folder,
-      numberOfFlows: 0,
-      flows: undefined,
-      subfolders: undefined,
-      parentFolderId: request.parentFolderId,
-    };
+    if (!isNil(folderWithDisplayName)) {
+      return folderWithDisplayName;
+    }
+    return createFolder(params);
   },
   async getParentFolder(
     projectId: string,
@@ -225,6 +211,41 @@ export const flowFolderService = {
   },
 };
 
+async function createFolder(params: UpsertParams): Promise<FolderDto> {
+  const { projectId, request } = params;
+  const requestContentType = request.contentType ?? ContentType.WORKFLOW;
+
+  const folderId = openOpsId();
+  const parentFolder = await flowFolderService.getParentFolder(
+    projectId,
+    request.parentFolderId,
+  );
+
+  await folderRepo().upsert(
+    {
+      id: folderId,
+      projectId,
+      parentFolder,
+      displayName: request.displayName,
+      contentType: requestContentType,
+    },
+    ['projectId', 'contentType', 'displayName'],
+  );
+
+  const folder = await folderRepo().findOneByOrFail({
+    projectId,
+    id: folderId,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    ...folder,
+    numberOfFlows: 0,
+    flows: undefined,
+    subfolders: undefined,
+    parentFolderId: request.parentFolderId,
+  };
+}
+
 type DeleteParams = {
   projectId: ProjectId;
   folderId: FolderId;
diff --git a/packages/server/api/test/unit/benchmark/create-benchmark.service.test.ts b/packages/server/api/test/unit/benchmark/create-benchmark.service.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11423b61c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/api/test/unit/benchmark/create-benchmark.service.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { ContentType, type Folder } from '@openops/shared';
+import { createBenchmark } from '../../../src/app/benchmark/create-benchmark.service';
+import { flowFolderService } from '../../../src/app/flows/folder/folder.service';
+
+jest.mock('../../../src/app/flows/folder/folder.service', () => ({
+  flowFolderService: {
+    getOrCreate: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+const flowFolderServiceMock = flowFolderService as jest.Mocked<
+  typeof flowFolderService
+>;
+
+describe('create-benchmark.service', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('createBenchmark with provider aws calls getOrCreate with displayName AWS Benchmark', async () => {
+    const projectId = 'project-1';
+    const folder: Folder = {
+      id: 'folder-1',
+      projectId,
+      displayName: 'AWS Benchmark',
+      created: '',
+      updated: '',
+      contentType: ContentType.WORKFLOW,
+    };
+    flowFolderServiceMock.getOrCreate.mockResolvedValue(folder);
+
+    await createBenchmark({ provider: 'aws', projectId });
+
+    expect(flowFolderServiceMock.getOrCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      projectId,
+      request: {
+        displayName: 'AWS Benchmark',
+        contentType: ContentType.WORKFLOW,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('createBenchmark throws for unknown provider', async () => {
+    const projectId = 'project-1';
+    await expect(
+      createBenchmark({ provider: 'gcp', projectId }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow('Unknown provider: gcp');
+    expect(flowFolderServiceMock.getOrCreate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('createBenchmark returns BenchmarkCreationResult', async () => {
+    const projectId = 'project-1';
+    const folder: Folder = {
+      id: 'folder-2',
+      projectId,
+      displayName: 'AWS Benchmark',
+      created: '',
+      updated: '',
+      contentType: ContentType.WORKFLOW,
+    };
+
+    flowFolderServiceMock.getOrCreate.mockResolvedValue(folder);
+
+    const result = await createBenchmark({
+      provider: 'aws',
+      projectId,
+    });
+
+    expect(flowFolderServiceMock.getOrCreate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      projectId,
+      request: {
+        displayName: 'AWS Benchmark',
+        contentType: ContentType.WORKFLOW,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(result.folderId).toBe(folder.id);
+    expect(result.workflows).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.benchmarkId).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result.provider).toBe('aws');
+    expect(result.webhookPayload).toEqual({
+      webhookBaseUrl: '',
+      workflows: [],
+      cleanupWorkflows: [],
+      accounts: [],
+      regions: [],
+    });
+  });
+});