This bikestand cost me $0. I put it together out of some scrap lumber, a bolt I had and an old tube. It works reasonably well for repairs. I greased a headset, adjusted brakes, derailleur, fixed brakes... that kind of thing went well.
It fits my steel tube bikes pretty well, but not fat tube aluminum.
It all fits in a bench vise I have, but you could bolt it to a fence, a barn wall... anything solid.