The Showdown
Pi-holevsbegoneads
Why pay monthly fees for Pi-hole when you can self-host begoneads for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Pi-hole
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
begoneads
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Pi-hole. Adjust if needed.
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
Dedicated Raspberry Pi
Local machine only
1
Network hop required
Zero (Local lookup)
2
Web GUI
CLI / Shell script