Pocket ID vs Authentik vs Zitadel: Self-Hosted SSO on a VPS in 2026
Real benchmarks of Pocket ID, Authentik, and Zitadel running on the same Hetzner CX22 VPS. Resource usage, feature gaps, and which self-hosted SSO matches your stack in 2026.
Cloud Comparisons
Side-by-side cloud platform comparisons
Pangolin vs Cloudflare Tunnel vs Tailscale Funnel: VPS Self-Hosted Showdown 2026
Real production comparison of the three tunnel solutions running across seven aggregator sites — latency tests, real costs, and the trust models that decide which one actually fits your workload.
Cloudflare Workers vs Vercel Functions vs AWS Lambda 2026: Edge Serverless Compared
After running production workloads on all three across 7 aggregator sites and client projects, here's my hands-on comparison of Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Functions, and AWS Lambda — with real cold start numbers, pricing math, and migration stories from 2026.
n8n vs Activepieces vs Huginn — Self-Hosted Automation on VPS in 2026
Real benchmark numbers, license traps, and a decision matrix for n8n, Activepieces, and Huginn on a Hetzner CX22 — from 18 months running automation across 7 production sites.
Immich vs PhotoPrism vs LibrePhotos: Self-Hosted Photo Backup on a VPS in 2026
A hands-on comparison of the three leading self-hosted photo backup platforms in 2026, with benchmark numbers, VPS sizing guidance, and real production lessons from running each on Hetzner.
Forgejo vs Gitea vs GitLab CE: Self-Hosted Git on VPS in 2026
After 14 months running Forgejo, Gitea, and GitLab CE side-by-side on Hetzner VPS, here are the real RAM benchmarks, hosting costs, and migration gotchas that decide which forge belongs on your $7/month box in 2026.
Meilisearch vs Typesense vs Manticore Search 2026: Self-Hosted Search on a $7 VPS Compared
Hands-on comparison of Meilisearch, Typesense, and Manticore Search on a single $7 VPS - real RAM, disk, indexing, and latency numbers from running 7 aggregator sites in production.
Headscale vs NetBird vs Defguard: Self-Hosted Mesh VPN for VPS Operators (2026)
Three open-source mesh VPN projects compete for self-hosted operators in 2026. After running all three across seven aggregator sites and 50+ client deployments, here is which one fits which use case — and why the architecture matters more than the GitHub stars.
Litestream vs LiteFS vs rqlite: SQLite Replication on Your VPS in 2026
Hands-on comparison of the three SQLite replication tools for VPS hosting in 2026: Litestream for disaster recovery, LiteFS for read replicas, rqlite for HA clusters. Real benchmarks, setup costs, and a decision tree.
Vaultwarden vs Passbolt vs Psono: Self-Hosted Password Manager VPS Comparison 2026
After running Vaultwarden, Passbolt CE, and Psono Community on the same 2 vCPU / 4 GB Hetzner box for two months, the resource gap is bigger than the docs let on. Vaultwarden idles at 18 MB, Passbolt at 412 MB, Psono at 287 MB. But RAM is not the only axis. Here is the full comparison from a working VPS deployment.
Plausible vs Umami vs Matomo: Self-Hosted Analytics on a VPS in 2026
Hands-on comparison of Plausible CE, Umami, and Matomo running real traffic across 7 aggregator sites. Includes measured RAM, real Hetzner pricing, the production gotchas the marketing pages skip, and which one to pick for your VPS.
Valkey vs Dragonfly vs KeyDB on a VPS in 2026: Real Notes
Hands-on comparison of Valkey 9.0.2, Dragonfly 1.x, and KeyDB 6.3.4 on a Hostinger KVM4 VPS — throughput, latency, memory, and which one to actually pick after the Redis license drama.