One reason people don’t migrate away from big tech cloud services is the fear of clunky interfaces and the constant need for troubleshooting. This isn’t always the case with modern self-hosted tools. By switching to these open-source options, I stopped relying on big cloud providers, significantly reduced my subscription costs, and finally had total ownership of my data. I also wasn’t giving up many of the conveniences I was used to. You should also start with these six if you are ready to reduce monthly storage bills.
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