The Showdown

ZIOvseffect

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

ZIO

The Expensive Option

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

effect

The Freedom Choice

  • 100% Open Source Code
  • Free forever (Self-hosted)
  • You own your data completely
Interactive Calculator

Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"

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

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for ZIO. 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
Try/Catch exceptions
Type-safe errors
1
Standard Promises
Fibers/Channels
2
Manual injection
Built-in Layers