The Showdown
Renovate Botvscreate-pull-request
Why pay monthly fees for Renovate Bot when you can self-host create-pull-request for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Renovate Bot
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
create-pull-request
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 Renovate Bot. 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
Limited to dependency updates
Creates PRs for any file change
1
External service integration
Native GitHub Action step
2
Template-based configuration
Full control over labels, assignees, and body