Websites and hosting decision
own.page
A competent developer can build a useful, self-hosted link-in-bio replacement (pages, media uploads, custom domains, basic analytics) but reproducing own.page's polish, drag-and-drop editor, and full product UX/support is nontrivial; consider self-hosting the simpler open-source alternatives first.
Visit website↗$6.65/mo
$80/yr
Read off the official pricing page.
$100one-off44 h to build
$60/mo6 h/mo upkeep
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 11 seats.
Open-source builds that already do this
Every project below is open source and already does this job today. Fork one, self-host it, or take the parts you need - the build prompt further down assumes an empty file, and this is the shortcut past that. Licences differ; check the one on each card before you ship. All own.page alternatives, with the arithmetic →
What a replacement has to do
- Create a page, add links/media/widgets, customize layout and theme, publish to an own.page subdomain or custom domain, and view simple analytics.
What it still won’t have
- Polished drag-and-drop visual editor and curated templates
- Priority support and SLA
- Built-in advanced analytics and growth tooling
- Branding, polish, and community/network benefits
What remains hard
- Product polish and ongoing maintenance
First-year cost
Keep paying
Paying is—cheaper in year one.
On cash alone, building overtakes the subscription at 11 seats.
Money you would actually spend
Time you would spend
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What you would spend
What we assumed
The verdict above measures whether you could build it. This one is only about money.
Runnable build prompt
Build a minimal link-in-bio website builder using Next.js for the frontend, Node/Express (or Next API routes) and Supabase (Postgres) for the backend, and S3-compatible storage + Cloudflare/Vercel for hosting/CDN. In scope: user signup, create up to 5 pages per account, store page configs (links, text blocks, widgets), a simple template system, media upload (signed S3 uploads), publish to an own.page-style subdomain, custom domain verification + automated TLS, collect basic analytics (page views and link clicks) and a small dashboard, and embedding widgets (YouTube, Spotify) via iframes. Out of scope: full drag-and-drop visual canvas, multi-tenant billing, team accounts, advanced growth integrations. Include error handling, input validation, and automated tests for the API and key UI flows.
How we checked
How the score was reached
- Partly verdict base52
- An open-source build was found+5
- 3 cited sources+3
- Price verified on pricing page+3
- Evidence score63
The base comes from the verdict. Everything under it is a check that either happened or did not, and each one is a fact frozen in this record rather than a judgement made at render time - so the same evidence always produces the same number.
How scoring works →Cited sources · 3
Every page the run actually retrieved.
- official productown.page — home
- official pricingown.page — pricing
- open sourcewebstudio-is/webstudio
Integrity checks
What held up, and what did not.
