Annual cost comparison — 25-person team
Red = proprietary SaaS cost · Green = open-source alternative cost
Proprietary (annual, 25 people)
Open-source alternative ($0)
Figma
$4,500/yr
Penpot
$0/yr
Notion
$3,000/yr
AppFlowy
$0/yr
Slack
$2,625/yr
Mattermost
$0/yr
Jira
$2,445/yr
Plane
$0/yr
Zoom
$3,999/yr
Jitsi Meet
$0/yr
Dropbox
$3,600/yr
Nextcloud
$0/yr
GitHub
$1,200/yr
Gitea
$0/yr
Airtable
$3,600/yr
NocoDB
$0/yr
Asana
$3,297/yr
Taiga
$0/yr
Mailchimp
$3,900/yr
Listmonk
$0/yr
Total if you pay for all 10 tools (25 people):
$32,165/year
Total with open-source alternatives:
$0/year
How much does your SaaS stack cost by team size?
Based on published pricing for all 10 tools combined. Switching to open-source alternatives saves the entire amount.
| Team size | Monthly SaaS cost | Annual SaaS cost | Open-source cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 people | $1,072/mo | $12,866/yr | $0 — save all of it |
| 25 people | $2,680/mo | $32,166/yr | $0 — save all of it |
| 50 people | $5,361/mo | $64,332/yr | $0 — save all of it |
| 100 people | $10,722/mo | $128,664/yr | $0 — save all of it |
Prices based on published per-user rates. Actual costs vary by plan tier. Self-hosting costs (server) typically $5–$20/month total regardless of team size.
Complete open-source stack by team type
Pick your stack — each one replaces your entire paid toolset for $0/month in licensing fees.
🚀 Startup Stack
Slack→Mattermost
Notion→AppFlowy
Figma→Penpot
Jira→Plane
Zoom→Jitsi Meet
Save $18,670/yr
View stack →
⚙️ Developer Stack
GitHub→Gitea
Linear→Plane
Slack→Mattermost
Airtable→NocoDB
Save $12,825/yr
View stack →
🌍 Remote Team Stack
Slack→Mattermost
Zoom→Jitsi
Dropbox→Nextcloud
Notion→AppFlowy
Save $16,522/yr
View stack →
Explore individual comparisons
Each link goes to a full comparison page with pricing, features, migration guide, and AI verdict.
Figma vs Penpot$4,500/yr savedNotion vs AppFlowy$3,000/yr savedSlack vs Mattermost$2,625/yr savedJira vs Plane$2,445/yr savedZoom vs Jitsi Meet$3,999/yr savedDropbox vs Nextcloud$3,600/yr savedGitHub vs Gitea$1,200/yr savedAirtable vs NocoDB$3,600/yr savedAsana vs Taiga$3,297/yr savedMailchimp vs Listmonk$3,900/yr saved