Kill posts
$5,040: Microsoft Publisher shut off after Project Online died
A 10-person team pays $5,040 for Microsoft 365 Business Standard over 36 months. Publisher left the bundle anyway, with no price cut.
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SaaS autopsies.
What the tools really bill, what nobody opens, and what it costs to own the part you use.
Kill posts
December 8, 2026: Pulley shuts down and sends customers to Carta
Pulley is shutting down after seven years. If your cap table is just records, documents, and exports, stop renting the database.
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Kill posts
1,200 tools: Klarna reportedly decommissioned Salesforce during its SaaS breakup
Klarna reportedly cut Salesforce during a 1,200 tool SaaS breakup. For a 10 person Pro Suite team, the rent is $36,000 over 36 months.
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Comparisons
HubSpot Alternatives for Small Business: Own Your CRM
Every HubSpot alternatives article recommends another subscription. Nobody mentions the most obvious option: build the 6 features you actually use and stop paying for the 60 you don't.
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SaaS bloat
SaaS Bloat: What It Costs Your Business and How to Fix It
Most small businesses are drowning in SaaS tools they don't need. Discover how bloat happens, how much it really costs, and the simple system to eliminate it.
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SaaS bloat
CRM Bloat: How It Happened and How to Fix It
Your CRM started simple. Now it's a monster. We show you exactly why this happens and what to do about it—without losing your data.
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Cost cutting
Why Overpriced SaaS Tools Destroy Small Business Margins
You're not cheap. You're not bad at business. You're paying too much for SaaS. Here's the math on how it happens and what to do about it.
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Comparisons
Notion vs Obsidian 2026: Price, Privacy, Who Owns Your Notes
Notion bills every member every month and keeps your pages on its servers. Obsidian is free and keeps your notes as files you own. Prices checked September 2026.
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Comparisons
Slack vs Discord 2026: What a Team Really Pays
Slack's free plan deletes history after a year, and ten Pro seats cost $3,150 over three years. Discord costs nothing. Here is where the free option really falls short.
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Comparisons
HubSpot vs Salesforce 2026: The 3-Year Math for Small Teams
Ten reps, three years: HubSpot Professional $33,900, Salesforce Pro Suite $36,000. The license gap is small. The admin, partner and exit costs are not.
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Comparisons
Monday vs Asana 2026: Prices, Seat Rules and Real Costs
The price gap between monday.com and Asana is smaller than most comparisons claim. The real trap is the seat steps: your eleventh person costs five seats.
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Teardowns
Salesforce for Small Teams: Paying for Features You Skip
Salesforce is the industry standard for large enterprises. For your 10-person team, it's a financial trap. Here's the real cost breakdown.
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Teardowns
Slack's Real Cost: The Seat Price Is Just the Start
Slack appears cheap. But the real cost—lost productivity, integrations, lock-in—is 10x higher. Here's the full breakdown.
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Teardowns
HubSpot Pricing Creep: Cheap Today, Expensive in 3 Years
HubSpot looks affordable at $600/month. But pricing creep means you'll pay $3,500+ by year 2. Here's how it happens and what to do.
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Teardowns
Monday.com: Paying per Seat for a Pretty Interface
Monday.com is visually stunning. You're paying 5x more than Asana for aesthetics, not functionality. Here's the real comparison.
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Teardowns
Notion: Productivity Theater That Feels Productive but Isn't
You spend hours setting up beautiful Notion databases. Your team abandons them. Notion is theater. Here's why and what to use instead.
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Teardowns
The Zapier Tax: How Integrations Drain $5,000+ a Year
Zapier looks cheap at $99/month. But maintenance, premium connections, and time managing integrations cost 5-10x more. Here's how.
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Teardowns
Google Workspace: The "Cheap" Tool That Costs More
Google Workspace appears cheap at $12/user. But admin overhead, security management, and onboarding costs make it 3-4x expensive. Here's the real cost.
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Teardowns
Stripe's Hidden Costs: 2.9% + 30¢ Is Just the Beginning
Stripe appears to cost 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction. The real cost is 4.5-5.9% when you include chargebacks, retries, and your time. Here's the breakdown.
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Teardowns
AWS Cost Shock: How $100 a Month Becomes $10,000
AWS starts small and seems scalable. Two years later, your bill is $8,000/month. We show you how it happens and what to do instead.
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Teardowns
Asana's Complexity Burden: Your Task Manager as a Second Job
Asana setup takes 20 hours. Maintenance is 5 hours/week. The real cost is 4x the subscription. Here's why simpler tools are better.
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