What SMBs really spend on software — and how to cut it to $29

When a business says "we have no budget for software," it's usually not true — the spend is just scattered across a dozen subscriptions and nobody added them up. Let's add them up.

The honest tally

A typical stack for a small team: CRM (HubSpot or Pipedrive) from $45/mo, an AI assistant ~$25, inventory management ~$40, accounting and finance ~$35, e-signature and documents ~$25, a website builder and email marketing ~$35. That's already $200+/mo — and most of it is priced per user on top of that.

Add the hidden cost: time spent wiring services together, duplicated data, training the team on five different interfaces, and the endless "where do I find this again?" The real price of the tool zoo is well above $200.

Why all-in-one wins beyond price

When CRM, inventory, finance, documents and communications share one database, you don't just drop the second, third and fifth subscription. You drop the integrations, the drift and the manual copy-paste — a lead becomes a deal, an order, a document and a ledger entry on its own.

What it costs with us

Ali-E replaces that entire stack with one system. Free during the open beta. After launch — from $29/mo with everything included, plus a plan builder to fit your team's limits. Beta users lock in their price forever.

Add up your current stack line by line. If it's more than $29, you already understand why Ali-E exists.