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The Showdown

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Why pay monthly fees for Activity Monitor when you can self-host bottom for free? Let's look at the facts.

Activity Monitor

The Expensive Option

  • Closed Source (Black box)
  • Expensive monthly fees per user
  • Data stored on their servers
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The Freedom Choice

  • 100% Open Source Code
  • Free forever (Self-hosted)
  • You own your data completely
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Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"

SaaS pricing is designed to scale with your success. See how much wealth transfers from your bank account to Activity Monitor's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Activity Monitor. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
GUI (Graphical UI)
TUI (Terminal UI)
1
Moderate overhead
Ultra-low overhead (Rust)
2
Fixed layouts
Configurable layouts