Why do SaaS prop firm providers charge a revenue share?

SaaS providers take between 5% and 12% of gross challenge fees on top of monthly platform subscriptions, severely draining cash flow as your trader volume scales.

Do I have to pay LaunchPropFirm any monthly fees?

No. LaunchPropFirm operates on a one-time software purchase model with 100% full source code ownership. You only pay for your own cloud VPS hosting (~$70/month).

Who controls trader data and payout records?

With LaunchPropFirm self-hosted architecture, all database records, trader KYC, and payout histories reside exclusively on your private servers.

Financial Comparison Model

SaaS vs Self-Hosted Cost Calculator

SaaS vendors advertise cheap entry points, then extract 5-10% of every challenge fee you sell. Calculate the true 12-month financial difference of owning your code outright.

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12-Month Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Simulator

SaaS Monthly Rent vs 100% Code Ownership

See how perpetual monthly retainers ($3,000/mo) and volume revenue shares (8%) extract cash flow from your firm.

Target Monthly Challenge Volume$40,000 / mo

$10k (Startup)$50k (Active)$250k (Scaled)

SaaS Provider Monthly Base Fee$3,000 / mo

$1,000/mo (Basic)$3,000/mo (Average)$6,000/mo (Enterprise)

SaaS Provider Rev-Share Cut8% of gross sales

0% (No Rake)8% (Industry Norm)20% (High Cut)

SaaS Setup / Integration Fee$3,500

$0$3,500 (Typical)$15,000 (DXtrade)

Year 1 Retained Founder Profit

+$72,565

Cash kept directly in your business treasury instead of paid to closed SaaS vendors.

14.6xCheaper in Year 1

Traditional SaaS VendorYou own 0% code

$77,900

Total Year 1 Vendor Cost

Monthly Base (12x):$36,000

Rev-Share (8%):$38,400

Setup Fee:$3,500

Year 2+ Ongoing Rent:$74,400/yr

LaunchPropFirm100% Code Ownership

$5,335

Total Year 1 Total Investment

One-Time Purchase:$4,495

Monthly Platform Fee:$0 (Zero)

Revenue Share Cut:0% ($0 Forever)

Year 2+ Ongoing Cost:~$840/yr (VPS only)

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Core Commercial Advantages of Self-Hosted Ownership

1. Zero Revenue Share Trap

When you do $100,000/mo in challenge sales, an 8% SaaS rev-share costs you $8,000 every single month. On LaunchPropFirm, you keep 100%.

2. Complete Vendor Immunity

SaaS providers can shut down your white label overnight due to regulatory changes (review our DXtrade prop firm pricing breakdown for vendor setup and bridge minimums). With full source code, your firm is 100% independent.

3. Lifetime IP Valuation

Prop firms running on SaaS cannot easily be acquired. Firms owning proprietary source code command 3x-5x higher enterprise valuation multiples.

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Frequently Asked Questions About SaaS vs Self-Hosted

What ongoing costs exist with LaunchPropFirm?

Because you own the code, the only ongoing expense is standard cloud hosting (e.g. a Hetzner or AWS VPS for ~$50-$80/month) and your trading data feeds. There are zero platform licensing fees to LaunchPropFirm.

Can I customize the frontend and trader portal?

Yes, 100%. The frontend is built on modern Next.js with Tailwind CSS. You have complete freedom to rebrand, add custom languages, alter challenge rules, or integrate new payment rails.