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Estimate scope, compare platforms, and understand the tradeoffs before committing budget.
Custom Software Cost Calculator
Get a realistic planning range for custom applications, system integrations, database projects, and legacy software rebuilds.
AI Subscription Plan Finder
Compare business and individual AI plans by workload, budget, privacy, features, and overlapping subscriptions.
Prices checked October 21, 2026
LLM Ranking Tool
Rank current AI models against your workload by capability, context, speed, and blended token cost.
Models and prices checked October 21, 2026
CRM Ranking Tool
Compare leading CRM platforms using your requirements, implementation constraints, and realistic first-year cost.
Prices checked October 2026
GoldMine Migration Estimator
Estimate the cost, complexity, and timeline of moving years of GoldMine history into a modern CRM.
News and guides
Plain-English reading for the decisions the tools can’t make for you.
Security fixes and AI news, live
Exploited vulnerabilities, patches, AI model releases, and product changes, checked every 10 minutes and linked to the original sources. Confirmed reports only.
AI news for business owners
Model releases, API shutdowns, and subscription changes, checked against the vendors’ own pages. Read it before you renew an AI plan or wire a new model into an automation.
Costs, migrations, and integrations
What custom software costs in Chicago, when to build or buy, moving Access to SQL Server, connecting QuickBooks, and what to do about GoldMine.
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Useful answers before the sales call
These assessments encode the same questions we ask when scoping software, selecting an AI model, evaluating a CRM, or planning a migration.
Use them anonymously, then bring the results to a conversation with our team when you’re ready for a concrete implementation plan.