The Showdown

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Why pay monthly fees for Creative Tim when you can self-host horizon-ui-chakra-ts for free? Let's look at the facts.

Creative Tim

The Expensive Option

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

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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"

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10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Creative Tim. 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
Custom CSS or Bootstrap
Chakra UI (CSS-in-JS)
1
Partial or optional TypeScript
Full TypeScript support
2
Class-based overrides
Prop-based theme overrides