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Meet hocus

🪄 Spin up ready-to-code, disposable dev environments on your own servers. Self-hosted alternative to Gitpod and Github Codespaces.

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25 users
1 user500 users
$

Average Developer Tool pricing is ~$15/user/month

Developer Tool Annual
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Self-Hosted Annual
$0
Your Annual Savings
$0
Save 99% annually

5-Year Projected Savings

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Developer Tool vs hocus: Feature Comparison

Feature
Developer Tool
Paid SaaS
hocus
Open Source
Monthly CostPer-user pricingFree (hosting only)
Data Ownership
Privacy Control
Self-Hosted Option
No Vendor Lock-in
Source Code Access
CustomizableLimitedFully
Automatic UpdatesManual
Managed Infrastructure
Official SupportCommunity
Repository Insights

Community activity and technical details from the hocus repository

License

MIT License

Open source license for commercial use

Forks

88

Community-maintained copies

Primary Languages

TypeScript
90%
Shell
6%
Dockerfile
3%

Top Contributors

#1

hugodutka

576 commits

#2

gorbak25

211 commits

#3

renovate[bot]

19 commits

View full repository details on GitHub

Why Switch from Developer Tool to hocus?

Complete Data Ownership

Your data stays on your servers. No third-party access, no data mining, and full compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.

No Per-User Pricing

Pay only for hosting (~$5-20/month), regardless of team size. Add unlimited users without increasing your costs.

Full Customization

Access the source code and customize hocus to fit your exact workflow. No feature limitations or paywalls.

No Vendor Lock-in

Export your data anytime. Move between hosting providers freely. Your business isn't dependent on a single vendor.

Technical Specs
GitHub Stars3.2k
1y ago
Docker ReadyManual Setup
CategoryGitpod And Github Codespaces
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