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Age of Empires II: DEvsopenage
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Age of Empires II: DE
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
openage
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
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Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Detailed Breakdown
0
Windows/Proton
Native Linux/Mac/Win
1
Proprietary data formats
Python-based scripting
2
Legacy codebase
Modern C++17