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Why pay monthly fees for GitBook when you can self-host gh-pages-help-center for free? Let's look at the facts.

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  • 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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*Estimated standard pricing for GitBook. 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.

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Markdown files
2
Automatic cloud sync
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