I think what the parent meant is that you're not tied to one exclusive service provider. Wallabag can be (and routinely is) packaged as a service by hosting coo

I think what the parent meant is that you're not tied to one exclusive service provider. Wallabag can be (and routinely is) packaged as a service by hosting coops. So you can have the benefits of having someone else hosting it for you, while not having the downside of having a single service provider whose fate may make you unable to use the product at some point in time. That's what selfhosting free-software is about.