Pricing
Understand the cost of staying.
Then decide.
Most teams don't know exactly what they're paying across their SaaS tools. This page exists to make that visible — and show what the alternative looks like. Our fees are confirmed on the assessment call, scoped to your situation.
Before and after
What you're paying now vs what you'll pay after
Based on public pricing as of 2025. Your actual numbers will differ — the assessment call works out your specific situation.
Before — typical 30-person team
Google Workspace Business Standard
$12 × 30 users
Slack Pro
$8.75 × 30 users
Mailchimp Essentials
10k contacts
Zapier Professional
flat rate
Grows to $1,100+/mo at 50 people
After — self-hosted on your server
VPS (Hetzner CPX21 or equivalent)
yours — paid directly to hosting provider
Nextcloud + OnlyOffice
open source, no licence fee
Mailcow
open source, no licence fee
Matrix + n8n
open source, no licence fee
Same cost at 50 people as at 30
Infrastructure saving at 30 people
$699–739/month — every month, indefinitely
At 50 people
$1,060+/month
Infrastructure saving only — excludes TrySelfHost setup and operations fees, which are confirmed on the assessment call.
How pricing works
Scoped to your situation. Confirmed before you commit.
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute assessment. We go through your current stack, understand your team size and data volume, and work out what makes sense to migrate.
At the end of the call you get a written proposal with exact numbers — setup fee and optional ongoing operations cost — scoped specifically to your situation. Nothing is agreed before that conversation.
Setup is a one-time fee for the migration project. Ongoing managed operations — updates, backup verification, monitoring, incident response — is a separate optional monthly cost. Both are independent decisions.
What's included in every engagement
Questions
Common questions
How does pricing actually work?
Every engagement starts with a free assessment call. We look at your current stack, confirm what makes sense to migrate, and send you a written proposal with exact numbers before anything is agreed. Setup is a one-time project fee. Ongoing managed operations is a separate optional monthly cost. Both are confirmed before any payment.
Do you deploy on my server or yours?
Yours. You own the VPS, you own the data, you own the infrastructure. The server cost is paid directly to your hosting provider — Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or whichever you prefer. Nothing runs on hardware we control.
What if I don't want ongoing operations after setup?
That's fine. We hand over full documentation, admin credentials, and architecture notes at the end of the project. You run it yourself. We're available for ad-hoc support if you need us later.
What if something goes wrong during the migration?
Both systems run in parallel for two weeks. Your old tools stay fully live while we verify the new stack. Nothing gets switched off until your team has confirmed everything transferred correctly.
How long does a migration take?
Typically 3–4 weeks from first call to go-live. Week 1 is setup and provisioning. Week 2 is data migration. Week 3 is team testing and training. Week 4 is cutover. Exact timeline depends on data volume and how many tools are involved.
What tools do you deploy?
Open-source alternatives to the tools most growing teams are already paying for — file storage and document collaboration, business email, team communication, workflow automation, email campaigns, design, and password management. The assessment call covers your specific stack and confirms exactly what makes sense to replace.
Is there a minimum team size?
No minimum. The migration makes the most financial sense when your current SaaS bill is meaningful — typically teams of 15 or more on multiple tools. The assessment call will tell you quickly whether the numbers work for your situation.
Start here
Find out if the numbers work for your situation
30 minutes. We look at your current stack and give you a clear answer — whether the migration makes sense, what it involves, and what it costs. No obligation to proceed.
Free 30-minute call · No sales pitch · Written proposal after the call