The Showdown
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Why pay monthly fees for Adobe After Effects when you can self-host motion-canvas for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Adobe After Effects
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
motion-canvas
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 Adobe After Effects. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$7,080
Monthly Burn Rate$590
5-Year Projection$35,400
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $59/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
GUI/Keyframe-based
TypeScript/Code-based
1
Manual timeline adjustment
Programmatic frame-perfect
2
Proprietary binary files
Git-friendly text files