You are underestimating the mental and actual friction caused by open-source. Paid services bring a peace of mind that your server won't crash, some setting won

You are underestimating the mental and actual friction caused by open-source. Paid services bring a peace of mind that your server won't crash, some setting won't mess up etc. To a technical guy, those things may seem super small. But (1) little maintenance things add up (2) they are worth not having to deal with especially if you can pay just a few bucks for the peace of mind.