The Showdown

Slackvsflowdock

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

Slack

The Expensive Option

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

flowdock

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 Slack's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Slack. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$1,050
Monthly Burn Rate$87.5
5-Year Projection$5,250
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $8.75/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
Message-centric
Integration-centric
1
Rate-limited
Open profile
2
Paid per user
Free API usage