Real breakdowns of what small businesses are paying for SaaS — and what a custom replacement would actually cost. Written by the team that runs the audits.
Monday.com starts cheap and gets expensive fast. Here is what it actually costs once you add seats, automations, and the features most teams need to make it useful.
Asana is cheap until you hit about 15 people. Then the per-seat price, the tier upgrades, and the minimums collide and your bill jumps.
Side-by-side numbers on what HubSpot costs over five years vs building a custom CRM you actually own. The break-even point is closer than you think.
Your software bill grows every year and it is not because your business doubled. Here are the four reasons it happens and what to do about it.
Zendesk is built for big support orgs and priced like it. Here is what it actually costs a small team, and what a simple custom helpdesk costs to build instead.
Most businesses underestimate their real software spend by 40 to 60 percent. Here is a simple weekend audit that will tell you the truth in under two hours.
Custom software used to mean six figures and a year of waiting. That is no longer true. Here is what a real small-business custom build costs in 2026.
Salesforce was built for Fortune 500 sales orgs. The pricing reflects that. Here is what it really costs a small business and what you should use instead.
QuickBooks Online has gotten more expensive and less flexible every year. Here is what it costs now and how to replace the parts you actually use with a tool you own.
HubSpot looks affordable on the pricing page, then quietly turns into a five-figure annual bill. Here is what it actually costs at 5, 15, and 50 users, and when it stops making sense.