Cost
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Open source is free but self-hosting has infrastructure costs. Managed services charge for convenience. Commercial licenses (Oracle, SQL Server) are significant at scale. Serverless (DynamoDB, Firestore) uses pay-per-request pricing that can be expensive at high throughput.
Key Properties
- Open Source Self-Hosting Costs
- Managed Service Premium
- Commercial License Costs
- Serverless Pay-Per-Request