How much does it cost to self-host your stack?

Pick an open-source app and your user scale. We match the recommended specs against real plans from DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Linode — and surface the cheapest fit instantly.

Open-source appUser scale

Recommended for Mattermost @ up to 100 users:1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM

ℹ️ Single node, Postgres on the same host. Light real-time load.

DigitalOcean

Developer-friendly · global regions

Premium AMD · 1 vCPU

$14/mo

vCPU1cores

Memory2GB

Required 1 vCPU / 2 GB · headroom +0 vCPU / +0 GB

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Best Value

Hetzner

Best price/performance in EU

CPX11

$5.18/mo

vCPU2cores

Memory2GB

Required 1 vCPU / 2 GB · headroom +1 vCPU / +0 GB

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Linode

Akamai-backed · predictable pricing

Shared 2GB

$12/mo

vCPU1cores

Memory2GB

Required 1 vCPU / 2 GB · headroom +0 vCPU / +0 GB

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Prices are list prices in USD and may vary by region, billing cycle, and promotions. Recommendations are conservative single-node starting points — production deployments should benchmark their own workload. Deploy links may contain referral codes.