Manufacturing ERP software: how to choose one
Manufacturing ERP software is priced four different ways, and the unit the vendor counts decides the bill more than the feature list does. What each model costs and what to test.
Notes from inside a software catalogue
Written by the person who runs this one. No sponsored placements, no vendor briefs, and no numbers we cannot show the source for.
What is CRM software, in plain words
What is CRM software, what it actually stores, what it is used for day to day, and where it stops. The types, the integrations, the industry versions and the questions to ask before buying.
Knowledge base software: how to choose one
Knowledge base software comes in three shapes and six pricing models, and the wrong pairing is where the budget goes. What each one costs and what to test.
Software for small business, and how to pick one
What software for small business actually costs each month, in what order to buy it, and the real prices behind accounting, payroll, CRM and ERP tools.
How software directories actually work, and what a listing is worth
What directories charge, where their traffic comes from, and how to judge whether a listing pays for itself.
Five things a SaaS pricing page hides, and how to find them
Per-seat minimums, annual-only discounts, usage ceilings, migration walls and the real cost of the free plan.
Sections
- Directories1How software catalogues actually work, where their traffic comes from, and what a listing is worth.
- Pricing1Pricing pages, plan design and the numbers vendors would rather you did not compare.
- Buying software2Choosing a tool, running a shortlist and reading a contract before it reads you.
- Running a listing0For vendors: writing a page people finish, getting verified, keeping facts current.
- Research0Numbers we gathered ourselves, with the method next to them.
- Alternatives and comparisons0Side by side looks at tools people are already choosing between, and what actually separates them.
- Software guides2How to pick a tool for a job: what to shortlist, what to ignore and what to test before you commit.
- AI tools0What AI actually replaced in business software, what it only claims to, and what the usage bill looks like.
- SaaS business0Metrics, pricing models and the operating numbers behind the products in this catalogue.