The Showdown
Materials Projectvsquacc
Why pay monthly fees for Materials Project when you can self-host quacc for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Materials Project
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
quacc
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
Interactive Calculator
Calculate Your "SaaS Tax"
SaaS pricing is designed to scale with your success.
See how much wealth transfers from your bank account to Materials Project's shareholders.
10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Materials Project. 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 GUI
Pythonic/ASE native
1
Limited cloud compute
HPC-native orchestration
2
Vendor lock-in
Open calculator API