[slig]

The data lives in your server, everything is yours, if that happens, you just fork or write your own. Not sure what writing yourself first buys here.

[notatoad]

Using something third party isn’t free - even for zero monetary cost there’s integration cost, documentation, support, and maintenance uncertainty.

The choice between rolling your own and third party is already a trade-off. The future uncertainty around third party services without a clear business just tips the scales, it’s not the whole justification.