https://pixelotes.com/tags/saas/Recent content in saas on Raúl PastorHugoenThu, 12 Nov 2026 11:56:43 +0100https://pixelotes.com/blog/self-hosting-or-saas/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://pixelotes.com/blog/self-hosting-or-saas/<p>Every IT team has had this conversation. A SaaS tool costs a few thousand euros a year; there is an open-source alternative you could run yourself for free. Why pay?</p> <p>My short answer, after doing it many times: <strong>it is almost never worth it, unless the tool is very niche, very expensive, or handles data that must stay under your control.</strong> What you save in licences, you pay in time and in technical debt.</p>