The Showdown
Acquia Site Studiovsnext-drupal
Why pay monthly fees for Acquia Site Studio when you can self-host next-drupal for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Acquia Site Studio
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
next-drupal
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 Acquia Site Studio. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
Proprietary PHP/Twig
Next.js (React)
1
Internal Database Queries
JSON:API / GraphQL
2
Server-side only
SSG, SSR, and ISR