Open-source, self-hosted replacements for paid SaaS: which tools to pick, how to set them up, and what they cost compared with a subscription.
Compare self-hosted Supabase, n8n, Coolify, Nextcloud, and PostHog with SaaS pricing, including engineer time, to find your real breakeven point.
Compare self-hosted Postgres with AWS RDS: $332 vs $744 a month in infrastructure, plus engineering hours and 37signals' cloud-exit savings.
Compare Penpot and Doory, two free self-hosted open-source Canva alternatives, on cost, deployment, compliance, maintenance risk, and team size thresholds.
A step-by-step guide to self-hosting internal tools safely: code ownership, server hardening, CI/CD isolation, access control, and shadow AI governance.
Vector search, full-text search, pub/sub, transcription, and LLM inference now run on Postgres extensions and local models. Here's the benchmark and cost data.
Coolify, Umbrel, and other turn-key platforms make self-hosting practical. What's driving the shift, what you can replace today, and the real costs.
A category-by-category map of self-hosted alternatives to SaaS, backed by cost data, sovereignty stats, and real government case studies.
What local-first software means, why developers are adopting it now, and a category-by-category map of open-source alternatives to popular SaaS tools.
Encrypted mail, chat, file sync, secrets, and Zero Trust VPN: five self-hosted alternatives to enterprise SaaS, with real cost comparisons.
Skip $29-$1,499/mo status page SaaS. Self-host Uptime Kuma for internal tools with Docker, a reverse proxy, and network-level privacy.
PocketBase, Vaultwarden, Uptime Kuma, Miniflux, and Umami: five single-binary apps that replace pricey SaaS subscriptions, with real cost comparisons.