Installation
Choose how to run MinusX — self-hosted or cloud
Cloud vs Self-Hosted
| Cloud / Managed | Self-Hosted | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | ~2 minutes | ~5 minutes |
| Hosting | Managed by MinusX team | Your infrastructure |
| Upgrades | Automatic | Manual (pull + redeploy) |
| Data residency | Data stays in your DB/warehouse. BI layer on our servers. | Everything on your servers — data never leaves |
| AI | Hyper-tuned, customized models with best-in-class performance | Vanilla setup — bring your own API key, tune it yourself |
| Scaling & Security | Handled for you | You manage capacity and security |
| Cost | Subscription pricing | Free (open source) + your infra costs (~$300-500/month) + AI usage costs |
| Best for | Teams that want to get started fast without ops overhead | Trying out MinusX, or teams that need full control over their stack |