diff --git a/astro/src/content/docs/get-started/core-concepts/plans-features.mdx b/astro/src/content/docs/get-started/core-concepts/plans-features.mdx index cb60cfb7c4..4a75d6b612 100644 --- a/astro/src/content/docs/get-started/core-concepts/plans-features.mdx +++ b/astro/src/content/docs/get-started/core-concepts/plans-features.mdx @@ -148,4 +148,9 @@ Self-hosting is free (other than computer and network costs), which is perfect f Cloud hosting is a good choice for small businesses that want to spend as little time as possible managing infrastructure or that don't know enough about FusionAuth and server management to host FusionAuth safely themselves. Cloud hosting may also be useful when you have variable numbers of users, as you can more easily scale your authentication server up or down. -If neither option offers you an obvious advantage, compare the cost of self-hosting and cloud hosting to decide. Self-hosting is a good choice when you have an infrastructure team with spare time to monitor and maintain your own instances. Cloud hosting costs money but saves your infrastructure team time. You need to calculate the total cost of cloud hosting your deployments against your employees' hours spent maintaining FusionAuth, and the potential cost of downtime if your local FusionAuth instance were to become misconfigured. +If neither option offers you an obvious advantage, compare the cost of self-hosting and cloud hosting to decide: + +- Self-hosting is a good choice when you have an infrastructure team with spare time to monitor and maintain your own instances. +- Cloud hosting costs money but saves your infrastructure team time. + +You should calculate the total cost of cloud hosting your deployments against the cost of having your own team maintaining FusionAuth, and the potential cost of downtime if your local FusionAuth instance were to become misconfigured.