Total Cost of Ownership Calculator

Compare the REAL cost of DIY Cloud (AWS/Azure), Dedicated Servers, and Managed Hosting over 1-5 years. Includes hidden costs like your time, downtime risk, and learning curve.

✓ Includes Hidden Costs ✓ 1-5 Year Projections ✓ Unbiased Comparison

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Tell Us About Your Current Setup

We'll compare three scenarios based on your specific situation

Current Setup

What's your current hosting setup?

Current monthly hosting cost (€)

Number of servers/instances

Technical Expertise

Do you have in-house infrastructure expertise?

Yes, we have dedicated DevOps/SysAdmin Some - developer handles it part-time No in-house expertise

Your hourly rate for time spent on infrastructure (€) This values your time or your team's time

Support & Incidents

Support incidents per month

Revenue per hour (for downtime calculation) (€) Used to calculate downtime risk cost

Planning Horizon

Compare costs over how many years?

1 Year 3 Years 5 Years

Your Total Cost of Ownership Comparison

Comparing costs over year

Cost Category	DIY Cloud (AWS/Azure)	Dedicated Server	Managed Hosting
Monthly Hosting	€	€	€
Your Time (monthly)	€	€	€
Support Costs (monthly)	€	€	€
Downtime Risk (annual avg)	€	€	€
Learning Curve (one-time)	€	€	€
TOTAL TCO ( year)	€	€	€

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Why Total Cost of Ownership Matters

Most people only look at the sticker price when choosing hosting. But that’s just the beginning:

Your time spent managing infrastructure has a cost
Downtime from DIY mistakes costs revenue
Learning curve for new technologies costs time and money
Support incidents add up quickly

What You’ll Calculate

This tool compares three scenarios over 1-5 years:

DIY Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) - Full control, full responsibility
Dedicated Servers - Traditional bare metal hosting
Managed Hosting - Experts handle it for you

What’s Included

Monthly hosting costs
Your time spent (valued at your hourly rate)
Downtime risk and revenue impact
Support and incident costs
Learning curve costs
True TCO comparison with recommendations