The Showdown

VercelvsQuickStack

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

Vercel

The Expensive Option

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

QuickStack

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 Vercel's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Vercel. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$2,400
Monthly Burn Rate$200
5-Year Projection$12,000
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $20/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

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Per-seat/Per-resource
Server cost only
1
Third-party managed
Full control
2
Proprietary cloud
Self-managed Docker