TL;DR
- Salesforce:
- $25-500/user/mo. Per-user monthly with tier-based features.
- FairCRM:
- $5-15/active user/mo. No subscription. Full features from day one.
- The markup:
- Salesforce's pricing is a 50x markup over infrastructure cost ($0.50/user/mo).
A Salesforce alternative that charges what it costs.
Salesforce charges $25-500/user/mo. The infrastructure to run crm — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — costs roughly $0.50/user/mo. FairCRM charges $5-15/active user/mo. No subscription. No seat limits. No annual contract.
Why people leave Salesforce
Extremely expensive at scale
Complex setup requires consultants
Feature bloat makes simple tasks hard
Annual contracts and aggressive renewals
FairCRM vs Salesforce
| FairCRM | Salesforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per use | Per-user monthly with tier-based features |
| Price | $5-15/active user/mo | $25-500/user/mo |
| Free tier | Free actions included | 30-day trial |
| Contract | None | Annual billing typical |
| Zero-usage month | $0 | Still charged |
| Feature gating | All features included | Features locked by tier |
| Infrastructure cost | $0.50/user/mo | 50x markup |
What it actually costs to run
The infrastructure cost for crm — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.50/user/mo. Salesforce charges $25-500/user/mo. That's a 50x markup.
Fair charges $5-15/active user/mo — cost plus a small margin.
When to choose which
Choose Salesforce if
Enterprise sales teams needing maximum customization and integrations
Choose FairCRM if
You want crm without a subscription. FairCRM charges $5-15/active user/mo. Use a lot? Pay a little more. Use nothing? Pay nothing. All features included from the first use.
Where Salesforce gets expensive
- Implementation costs often exceed license costs
- Small teams don't need 90% of the features
Switch from Salesforce. Keep the features. Lose the subscription.
FairCRM — $5-15/active user/mo. No subscription. No seat pricing. No annual contract. Your first actions are free.
Related comparisons
Fair is the anti-subscription. 13 tools, one account, pay for what you use.