Solution 02 · Affordability & Tech Stack Freedom
Stop renting software by the seat
Our cost-effective cloud solutions minimize technology costs, licensing, and management fees through automated deployment of open-source applications — giving you full control of your data without third-party lock-in or per-user fees.
The arithmetic
Typical replacements, typical savings
Figures are representative all-in costs (platform + infrastructure) for mid-sized teams — your exact numbers come with your quote.
Salesforce + HubSpot
$2,400/mo for 15 seats
CRM Stack (Twenty + Mautic)
~$340/mo all-in
-86%
Shopify Plus + apps
$3,100/mo + 0.4% GMV
E-commerce Stack (Medusa)
~$680/mo all-in
-78%
Snowflake + Fivetran + Looker
$6,500/mo typical
Analytics Stack (ClickHouse)
~$800/mo all-in
-88%
Slack + Zoom + Dropbox
$28/user/mo
Workspace (Mattermost + Jitsi + Nextcloud)
flat, unlimited users
-70%+
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Beyond the bill
The freedom is worth more than the savings
Deploying your own cloud applications gives you full control of your data — and removes every lever a vendor could use against your roadmap.
No per-user fees
Open-source applications on your own cloud don't count seats. Your 50th employee — and your 500th — costs the same as your 5th: nothing extra.
No data hostage situations
Your databases run on infrastructure you control. Export, modify, migrate, or adjust settings at any time — leaving AnyStacks itself takes your data with you, intact.
No forced upgrades or sunsets
SaaS vendors retire features and raise prices on their schedule. Open source moves on yours — and our platform keeps old versions secure until you choose to move.
No integration tax
SaaS charges for APIs and connectors at every tier. On AnyStacks, your apps share a network, a database layer, and an SSO — integration is wiring, not licensing.
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Find out what your stack should cost
Send us your current SaaS list. We'll return a like-for-like open-source architecture with real infrastructure costs and our pricing — usually within a day.