[ksec]

I dont quite understand your concern here, If you value your time why not just use their paid services?

What are your expected PV per month? Out of all the hosted analytics out there, plausible is one of the most affordable solution, with a very low entry level price.

[WhitneyLand]

The OP seem to be talking more about the benefits of self hosting, Hence that line of reasoning.

Secondly, I was specifically not critical of plausible in fact I was positive toward them.

The issue in general is that the trade off is subtle and not obvious, and I think a fair number of people think it’s an easy decision one way or another but it’s often not.

[djKianoosh]

Isn't the whole premise "Self-Hosted"? There are lots of organizations that still don't use online services and prefer things to be in house and in their own data center.

[WhitneyLand]

There are people who jump off a bridge too not sure what your point is.

Also I was specifically not talking about larger organization level decisions as much as smaller start ups or individuals who have to make the decision.

The premise is even after this many years experience we all have with SaaS versus self hosted it’s still not an obvious decision. It seems like some people can be dismisses of it as an easy decision but the devil is in the details and the specifics of the situation.