The Showdown
CAS SciFindervsawesome-small-molecule-ml
Why pay monthly fees for CAS SciFinder when you can self-host awesome-small-molecule-ml for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
CAS SciFinder
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
awesome-small-molecule-ml
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
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Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
General chemistry
ML-specific
1
Paywalled
Public GitHub
2
Internal only
Open PRs