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title: "Discussion on \"Self-Hosting Chatwoot vs Zammad for 6–15 Agents: The Open-Core Seat Trap vs Elasticsearch RAM Math\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Self-Hosting Chatwoot vs Zammad for 6–15 Agents: The Open-Core Seat Trap vs Elasticsearch RAM Math\". Chatwoot MIT vs $19/agent open-core roles compared against Zammad AGPL-3.0 and its 10 GB Elasticsearch RAM baseline for 6–15 agent teams."
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# [Self-Hosting Chatwoot vs Zammad for 6–15 Agents: The Open-Core Seat Trap vs Elasticsearch RAM Math](https://builderstack.hashnode.dev/self-hosting-chatwoot-vs-zammad-cost-license-ram?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Chatwoot MIT vs $19/agent open-core roles compared against Zammad AGPL-3.0 and its 10 GB Elasticsearch RAM baseline for 6–15 agent teams.

9h ago · 3 min read · builderstack.hashnode.dev  
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