CRM software alternatives people built with AI
CRM software tracks customers and deals, and it is often one of the bigger SaaS bills. These stories come from people who replaced a paid CRM with one they built themselves, from a side-gig DJ to a company that says it saves at least €17k a year. Savings are shown only as the authors stated them.
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Kelly C. built a half-decent CRM in about the time it took to research and price CRMs
Kelly C. won't say SaaS is dead, but the numbers do the talking. Kelly had spent hours researching and pricing CRMs, then built a half-decent one in about as many hours. The…
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Gabe from Kodus built their own CRM with AI and is now debugging it instead of the product
Not every survivor story ends with a clean kill. At Kodus, Gabe's team used AI to build their own CRM, growth tools, prospecting automations and AI visibility tracking. They're saving on subscriptions,…
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Moss cancelled a $25k PMS, an $8k CRM, Canva, Zapier and Make — then built replacements
Vertical SaaS just took a $50k hit on one island. Moss, founder of Domus Aedes, says the whole software bill is now about $500 a month and all of it is AI.…
Saving, as stated: $50k+ a year
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Louie Mota built his own client CRM, and one bug taught him the most
Louie Mota built his own CRM for clients instead of paying for one. The lesson came from a bug: every WhatsApp reply he sent created a new contact. A review pass caught…
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Aaron Edwards skips paying for Asana and vibe-codes an agent-first task tracker
Aaron Edwards points out that Asana has MCP, so AI agents can work with it, but it still wasn't worth paying for something that simple when the team barely uses the interface.…
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He told his CRM vendor no renewal: €17k a year saved
Tino Ferreira just told his company's CRM vendor they won't be renewing. He built his own CRM, AI-native and shaped around exactly what they need, with 'no bullshit extras nobody asked for'.…
Saving, as stated: €17k a year (minimum)
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A side-gig DJ dumps a $400-a-year CRM for a self-built one
Paul DJs on the side, enough to need a CRM, and was paying more than $400 a year for one, with a price hike every renewal. So he built his own. It's…
Saving, as stated: $400+/year