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    <description><![CDATA[A week-by-week plan to move one service off SaaS and onto your own server without breaking your team's workflow.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Why the best open source alternative is sometimes a smaller one</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The most-starred project isn't always the right one. A guide to when a smaller, leaner open source tool beats the popular choice.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Open source alternatives: the comparison criteria that actually matter</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[GitHub stars lie. Forks can mislead. Here's a framework for evaluating open source projects that goes beyond the vanity metrics.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>The real monthly cost of a Notion workspace at scale</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Add-ons, seats, AI credits, storage. What a mid-sized team actually pays for Notion once you count everything — and what switching saves.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Self-hosting in 2026: the honest survey</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[An honest look at what self-hosting actually costs in 2026 — time, money, attention — and who should and shouldn't do it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mattermost and Rocket.Chat are excellent. So why do most teams who try to migrate away from Slack end up back on Slack? An honest look at the real blockers.]]></description>
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