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Blog: cutting software costs with open source

Practical guides for SMBs: pricing your subscriptions, choosing open source alternatives to Slack, Google Workspace or HubSpot, and migrating without disrupting your teams.

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1 October 20262 min read

How much do a small business's software subscriptions really cost?

Per-user licences, forgotten accounts, yearly price rises: a method to work out what your SaaS tools really cost, with an example for 15 people.

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24 September 20262 min read

Replacing Slack with Mattermost: what really changes for a small business

Features, history migration, hosting, costs: a practical guide to moving from Slack to Mattermost without disrupting your teams.

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17 September 20262 min read

Google Workspace or Microsoft 365: which open source alternatives for a small business?

Files, calendar, collaborative editing, video calls: how to replace Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 with open source tools, and what to keep in mind.

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10 September 20262 min read

Construction software: how to cut the bill without slowing down sites

Quotes, invoices, site tracking, scheduling: what construction companies (BTP) pay for software, and where open source can bring the bill down.

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3 September 20262 min read

Sage, EBP or Odoo: is it time to change your business management software?

Sales, stock, purchasing, accounting: what Odoo offers compared with Sage 100 or EBP for an industrial or trading SMB, and how to migrate without risk.

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27 August 20262 min read

GDPR and sovereignty: why host your tools in Europe

Where the data in your SaaS tools is stored, what the GDPR says, and why controlled European hosting simplifies compliance for your small business.

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20 August 20262 min read

Replacing Zapier with n8n: automating without paying per task

Zapier charges by task volume, hosted n8n does not. How it works, concrete small-business use cases and precautions for moving to n8n.

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13 August 20262 min read

Open source in SMBs: 5 myths to drop

Security, support, complexity, hidden costs, longevity: the most common objections to open source in business, and what the reality is.

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6 August 20262 min read

Replacing HubSpot with Twenty: a modern CRM with no per-seat bill

Contacts, companies, pipeline, follow-ups: what Twenty, the open source CRM, offers compared with HubSpot or Salesforce, and how to take over your sales data.

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