We deploy the software on infrastructure your company controls — configured, adapted to how your team works, and handed over.
Own the capability — not the subscription Fixed setup · your cloud · your data
No per-user software pricing Your infrastructure Your data Your control Optional support Custom workflows when useful
01 · The idea
Rent what compounds. Own what commoditises.
SaaS is brilliant when the vendor keeps creating continuing value. But many horizontal utilities now have mature open-source alternatives. If the core capability is stable, portable and easy to operate, perpetual per-seat rent may no longer be the only rational model.
How it works
Adapted to the work · not another generic workflow
Connected to how your team actually operates.
Pricing — the shape of it
×0 Seats in the pricing.
You pay for expertise, not headcount.
Fixed Setup
Opt-in Support
03 · How it works
From rented utility to owned capability.
The first engagement is intentionally simple. We get one useful system running properly. Then you decide whether anything else is worth building around it.
- 01 Assess We check whether ownership makes economic and operational sense.
- 02 Deploy We install the selected open-source system on your cloud or server.
- 03 Configure Domain, storage, permissions, branding, backups and access are set up.
- 04 Hand over Your organization gets ownership, credentials and documentation.
- 05 Extend Optional workflows, integrations, automation, AI and ongoing support.
“The goal is not to own more software. The goal is to stop renting capabilities your company could economically own.”
04 · First wedge
Your own private async video workspace.
If your team uses Loom-style screen recording and video sharing, this is a simple place to test the model — one useful system, running properly, owned by you.
Fixed-price setup
OwnStack Video
A private, company-owned video communication system deployed on infrastructure you control.
- Screen + camera recording
- Private video sharing
- Transcription and search
- Team workspaces and permissions
- Company branding
- Storage configuration
- Admin setup + handover
Optional extension
Make it fit your organization.
The utility is only the beginning. We can engineer workflows around how your organization actually communicates and executes.
- Recording project update
- Bug report engineering ticket
- Meeting decision + action log
- Training video searchable knowledge
- Sales video CRM update
- Custom integrations via APIs and automation
05 · The larger model
Start with one utility. Go deeper only where value appears.
This becomes an entry point into a broader technology relationship — without forcing a “digital transformation” project before there is trust or evidence.
Simple owned utility A clear, low-friction first transaction.
Workflow discovery See how work actually happens inside the company.
Deeper engineering Build only where measurable value is visible.
06 · FAQ
What this is — and isn’t.
Ownership is not automatically better. The right answer depends on software maturity, operating cost, security requirements, internal capability and the continuing value the SaaS vendor creates.
Is this trying to replace all SaaS?
No. Many SaaS products are absolutely worth paying for. We focus only on utilities where mature open-source software and straightforward infrastructure make ownership sensible.
Do we need an internal technology team?
No. That is part of the point. We handle the deployment and configuration, provide a structured handover, and can separately provide support if you want it.
Who owns the system?
Your organization controls the infrastructure, data, administrator access and deployment. Open-source licence terms continue to apply to the underlying software.
What if we need custom workflows?
Those can be scoped as separate short engineering projects — integrations, automations, AI processing, reporting or organization-specific workflows.
What happens after handover?
You can operate it yourself, call us when required, or choose a separate support arrangement. The support relationship does not need to determine your ownership of the system.
Own Your Stack
Before you renew another per-seat bill, ask one question: should we own this instead?
Built around ownership, portability and practical economics. The product site lives at ownstack.work; this page is our lens on it — what we set up inside an organization, and what it changes.
The 90-day account
Ninety days from eleven subscriptions to a stack they own.
Not a case study — a written record of one engagement, week by week. What we moved, what we deliberately left on a subscription, and what the organization was running on its own at the end of it.
Read the 90-day account