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The Showdown

Garden.iovstelepresence

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

Garden.io

The Expensive Option

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

telepresence

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 Garden.io's shareholders.

10 people
150100200+
$

*Estimated standard pricing for Garden.io. Adjust if needed.

Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.

Detailed Breakdown

0
Slow (Build/Push)
Instant (Local)
1
High (Cloud)
Low (Local CPU/RAM)
2
Remote Logging
Native IDE Debugging