Comparison
Rechvix, hosted billing software and spreadsheets.
Self-hosting trades a vendor's convenience for control of your data. Here is what that means in practice.
| Rechvix | Hosted billing software | Spreadsheets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where your data lives | On your server | In the vendor's cloud | In files you keep |
| Invoice posts stock and accounts together | Yes, one transaction | Varies by product | No, entered by hand |
| Double-entry ledger | Yes | Varies by product | Only if you build it |
| Stock across several warehouses | Yes, with movement history | Varies by product | Manual |
| Source code | Open, AGPL-3.0 | Usually closed | Not applicable |
| Software subscription | None, you pay for hosting | Usually per user or plan | None |
| Who runs updates and backups | You | The vendor | You |
Hosted products differ, so that column describes the usual pattern, not any one vendor. Self-hosting means you are responsible for security updates, TLS and backups.