AI Assistants for Business: Seat Prices and Who Trains on Your Data
What an AI assistant costs per seat for a small team, and what each vendor says in writing about using your company's data to train models.
AI tools for work · · 3 min read
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The Best CRM for a Small Team, Priced at 5, 10 and 25 Seats
Free CRM tiers stop at two or three users. Here is what five CRMs cost once a team passes that point, read from each vendor's own price page.
CRM · · 4 min read
Password Managers for Teams of 5 to 25: Per-User Costs and SSO
One plan is a flat pack for ten people, one has a ten-user minimum, and two can run on your own server. Four ways to share credentials, priced at 5, 10 and 25 users.
Password managers · · 3 min read
Cloud Servers for Small Teams: $4 to €20 a Month Compared
What a small virtual server costs at three providers, how much traffic each includes, and the free panel that makes self-hosting several tools manageable.
Hosting & servers · · 3 min read
Developer Platforms for Small Teams: Code Hosting and Deploy Costs
Code hosting is cheap or free for a small team; deployment platforms are where usage costs appear. Five platforms priced for a team of 10 developers.
Developer platforms · · 2 min read
Email Marketing for Small Business: What a 1,000-Subscriber List Costs
List-based pricing makes free tiers look generous until the list grows. Five newsletter and email tools priced at the size most small businesses actually reach.
Email marketing · · 3 min read
Help Desk Software Compared at 3, 5 and 10 Agents
One help desk is free for five users, another includes single sign-on from its cheapest plan, and one is open source. Five help desks priced per agent.
Help desk · · 3 min read
Hiring Software for Small Companies: Headcount, Job Slots or Free
Applicant trackers charge by company headcount, by open job slots or by plan. Five options for companies under 200 people, including two you can start free.
HR & hiring · · 3 min read
Project Management Software for Small Teams: Seat Caps and Real Costs
Free plans range from 2 to 12 users, and one tool charges a flat fee instead of per seat. Five project tools priced at 3, 10, 15 and 25 people.
Project management · · 3 min read
SEO Tools for a Small Marketing Team: Suite, Crawler or Self-Hosted?
A full SEO suite, a desktop crawler and a self-hosted rank tracker solve different problems at very different prices. Five tools priced for one and three users.
SEO tools · · 3 min read
Team Chat and Meetings for Small Teams: Per-User Costs Compared
Slack, Zoom, Zulip and Google Workspace priced at 10 and 25 people, with what the free plans leave out and when an open-source chat server makes sense.
Team communication · · 3 min read
Web Analytics for Small Business Sites: Free, Paid and Self-Hosted
Google Analytics is free. Six alternatives charge by traffic or run on your own server. What each costs at 10,000 and 100,000 monthly pageviews.
Web analytics · · 3 min read
Website Builders for Small Business: Annual vs Monthly Prices
Every builder here charges far more on monthly billing. Five ways to run a business website or shop, priced both ways, with the exit route each one leaves you.
Website builders · · 3 min read