The Showdown
servevsupdog
Why pay monthly fees for serve when you can self-host updog for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
serve
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
updog
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 serve's shareholders.
10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for serve. 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
Read-only by default
Supported natively
1
Unencrypted by default
Ad-hoc SSL + Auth
2
Basic directory list
Modern Web UI