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Dinemic

Self-hosted authoritative DNS, load balancing, and TLS for your own servers.

Pricing

$0/mo

Freemium
Score

4.4/5

Last technical review
2026-11-02
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Technical Overview

Dinemic shifts the network ingress layer back to user-controlled servers across any provider. It provides authoritative DNS, HAProxy load balancing, automated Let's Encrypt TLS certificates, and an encrypted network mesh connecting all managed nodes. Distributed as open-source AGPL-3.0 software, it removes vendor lock-in and foreign platform dependencies.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Removes dependency on US cloud providers for DNS and traffic routing.
  • Open-source AGPL-3.0 license preventing vendor lock-in.
  • Automated TLS certificate provisioning and authoritative DNS configuration.

Technical Considerations

  • Requires operational overhead to manage and maintain underlying server infrastructure.
  • Limited enterprise track record due to being an independent project.

Technical Capabilities & Features

5/7
Included:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Included:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Included:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Dinemic

85/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Favorable
75/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
95/100
Security & Governance
Excellent
80/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Excellent
90/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
85/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Dinemic

Estimated Time-to-Value1 - 7 days (Agile)

Standard sprint integration without complex external dependencies.

Learning CurveModerate (Standard)

Requires consulting technical documentation and basic credentials setup.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
80%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
70%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
40%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREEMIUM.

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Dinemic

Free Tier Limits:

Open source AGPL-3.0 version available for self-hosting with no functional feature limits.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Dinemic$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$12/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$122/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$366total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 3 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $178/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$120/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$1,224/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$3,672total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 10 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $84/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$300/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$3,060/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$9,180total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 28 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $360/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$1,200/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$12,240/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$36,720total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 78 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $2,760/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: DinemicWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$1/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$21/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$8/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$28/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
High Risk / Accelerated Overages
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$44/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$64/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$20/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$179/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$199/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: DinemicB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: No contract lock-inMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
Custom / Contact
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
-12% median
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
-20% target
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Logo & Case Study AdvocacyUp to -20%

    Additional discount in exchange for public logo use and technical case study.

Security & Data Exit
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Compliance & Security Standards: Dinemic

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDNot reported
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇮🇹Italy [IT]Immune to US CLOUD Act (EU Sovereign)DPA On Request
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
SELF_HOSTED
AI Privacy Policy
Not evaluated
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: DinemicYAML · JSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
YAMLJSON
Password Hash Portability
Exportable Hashes (Bcrypt / Argon2): Zero Forced Retention

Allows extracting password hashes in standard formats to migrate without forcing user resets.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
git clone o exportación de configuraciones YAML del control plane
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Al ser un software de código abierto bajo licencia AGPL-3.0 con agentes autohospedados, la exportación de configuraciones se realiza directamente desde los archivos de definición del plano de control.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: DinemicDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name dinemic -p 8080:8080 dinemic:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Dinemic

80/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Removes dependency on US cloud providers for DNS and traffic routing.
  • Open-source AGPL-3.0 license preventing vendor lock-in.
  • Automated TLS certificate provisioning and authoritative DNS configuration.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Requires operational overhead to manage and maintain underlying server infrastructure.
  • Limited enterprise track record due to being an independent project.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Requires Sales Contact

Assisted cancellation requiring meeting with account team or contract notice period.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Dinemic)

How are TLS certificates managed on nodes?

Dinemic automates the issuance and renewal of TLS certificates using Let's Encrypt integration directly on each agent-managed server node.

Can Dinemic be deployed on bare metal servers?

Yes, Dinemic is designed to operate on any provider, bare metal hardware, virtual private servers, or on-premise infrastructure under user control.

What open source license does Dinemic use?

Dinemic is distributed under the AGPL-3.0 open-source license, allowing complete inspection and self-hosting of the control plane.

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