Cloud spending hit $107 billion in Q3 2025, according to Synergy Research Group data. AWS around 29%, Azure 20%, and Google Cloud 13%.
Sure, they offer exceptional tech and service, right?
Well, let's take an orchestrator like Apache Airflow (no exception): it'll easily set you back €300+/month, whereas a comparable setup on self-hosted hardware (e.g., a VPS) can be €5/month. 2x I get it, 5x maybe, 10x that's greedy-but 100x more?
Self-hosting!


