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The Showdown

WordPressvsoctober

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

WordPress

The Expensive Option

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

october

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 WordPress's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for WordPress. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$3,000
Monthly Burn Rate$250
5-Year Projection$15,000
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $25/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
PHP/Proprietary
Twig Engine
1
Legacy PHP
Laravel-based
2
Dashboard-only updates
Git-friendly workflow