---
type: "Article"
title: "Prerendering TCO: Service vs Self-Host vs SSR"
description: "3-year total cost comparison: managed prerendering, DIY Puppeteer, SSR rewrite — engineering, infra, and opportunity cost."
resource: "https://prerender.info/blog/prerendering-total-cost-of-ownership"
tags: [ROI & Cost, prerendering TCO, prerendering total cost, DIY Puppeteer vs managed, SSR vs prerendering cost, prerendering ROI]
timestamp: 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z
---

# Prerendering TCO: Service vs Self-Host vs SSR

3-year total cost comparison: managed prerendering, DIY Puppeteer, SSR rewrite — engineering, infra, and opportunity cost.

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