Can I Code This?

CATEGORY · 17 APPS · RANKED EASIEST TO HARDEST

Sales tools, ranked easiest to hardest to build

17 sales tools, ranked from easiest to hardest to build yourself. Canny tops the list at 95/100 — 2 get a BUILD IT verdict overall, 11 are borderline, and 4 are genuinely worth just paying for. Combined, they list for $420/mo.

rankappdisciplinepricetime to codeverdict
Cannyeasiest to buildsupport$79/mocode in an evening95Build it
#2Apollocrm$49/mocode in a weekend94Borderline
#3Closecrm$49/mocode in a weekend94Borderline
#4Gongcrm—code in a weekend94Borderline
#5Help Scoutsupport$20/mocode in a weekend94Borderline
#6Pipedrivecrm$14.9/mocode in a weekend94Borderline
#7Upworkcrm—not worth starting94Just pay
#8Discordchat$9.99/mocode in a weekend88Borderline
#9Slackchat$8.75/mocode in a weekend88Borderline
#10Superhumanemail$25/mocode in a weekend87Build it
#11Driftsupport—code in a weekend87Borderline
#12Intercomsupport$39/mocode in a weekend87Borderline
#13Frontsupport$19/mocode in a weekend85Borderline
#14Salesforcecrm$25/monot worth starting80Just pay
#15HubSpotcrm$20/monot worth starting79Just pay
#16Zendesksupport$55/monot worth starting79Just pay
#17Microsoft Teamschat$6/mocode in a weekend78Borderline

Compared head to head

Direct build-vs-buy comparisons between sales tools people weigh against each other.

Slack vs Microsoft TeamsBoth are buildable as chat; neither is buildable as an ecosystem. The difference is that leaving Teams usually means leaving a bundle you're already paying for anyway.HubSpot vs SalesforceTwo JUST PAY verdicts, two different reasons — HubSpot for the integration ecosystem, Salesforce for the twenty years of org-specific config and compliance surface you'd be re-implementing.Pipedrive vs CloseBoth are buildable CRMs at similar prices. Close bundles calling and email sequencing, which is where the rebuild actually gets longer — the pipeline itself is a CRUD app either way.Zendesk vs IntercomIntercom gets the buildable verdict and Zendesk doesn't, which surprises people. It's the difference between a shared inbox with a chat widget and a full ticketing system with SLAs and reporting.Front vs IntercomBoth are shared inboxes at heart. Front is the cheaper rebuild because it stops there; Intercom adds the chat widget, the bot and the product tour layer on top.

Curated sets featuring sales tools

The Easiest SaaS Apps to Build Yourself →12 apps in this set.Open-Source Alternatives to Popular SaaS Tools →11 apps in this set.SaaS Subscriptions You Can Replace Tonight →14 apps in this set.

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