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# Self-Hosting vs. SaaS Calculator
- URL: https://hostedstartup.com/self-hosting-vs-saas-calculator/
- Published: 2026-08-31T16:14:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T15:09:25.000Z
- Author: Lukas Moers
- Tags: Leaving SaaS

This interactive dashboard accompanies the post about [The 21€ Scaling Startup Stack](https://hostedstartup.com/the-16eur-scaling-startup-stack/), if you haven't read it yet you might want to check it out first.

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How to size the box  
  
****RAM** \= 1.5 GB (OS/Docker) + app bases + per-user growth \[\[11\]\]\[\[12\]\]\[\[13\]\]  
****Disk** \= 30 GB (OS/Docker) + app install footprints  
  
Choose VPS that fits RAM and disk, with the vCPU that comes with the plan.\[\[14\]\]\[\[15\]\]   
Monitor and resize from real usage after go-live.\[\[16\]\]

## Interactive Dashboard

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\[\[11\]\]: Nextcloud All-in-One sizing [https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one/discussions/1335](https://github.com/nextcloud/all-in-one/discussions/1335?ref=hostedstartup.com)

\[\[12\]\]: mailcow (Prepare your system). [https://docs.mailcow.email/getstarted/prerequisite-system/](https://docs.mailcow.email/getstarted/prerequisite-system/?ref=hostedstartup.com)

\[\[13\]\]: GitLab installation requirements [https://docs.gitlab.com/install/requirements/](https://docs.gitlab.com/install/requirements/?ref=hostedstartup.com)

\[\[14\]\]: Docker Engine (resource constraints) [https://docs.docker.com/engine/containers/resource-constraints/](https://docs.docker.com/engine/containers/resource-constraints/?ref=hostedstartup.com)

\[\[15\]\]: Google SRE Book (Handling Overload). [https://sre.google/sre-book/handling-overload/](https://sre.google/sre-book/handling-overload/?ref=hostedstartup.com)

\[\[16\]\]: Docker CLI (docker stats). [https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/stats/](https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/container/stats/?ref=hostedstartup.com)