Frustrated with HubSpot pricing complaint Small business software
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Numbers
5
unique authors
5
posts
4.0
avg severity
2
plan to switch
quiet
last 28d vs before
Who
- developer (3)
What they do today
- built own CRM
- uses Calendly
- looking at alternatives
Price hints
- $266/seat/month
- $660/year
Tools they complain about
- HubSpot (2)
- Airtable (1)
- Calendly (1)
- Zapier (1)
Alternatives they name
- BaseRow (1)
- Calendly (1)
- Zapier (1)
Posts per week
| Week of | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | 1 |
| 2026-06-08 | 1 |
| 2026-02-02 | 2 |
| 2025-12-01 | 1 |
Evidence
| Date | Role | Sev | Summary | Today / price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | developer | 5 | Frustrated with HubSpot pricing HubSpot pseudolus | built own CRM | hn |
| 2026-06-08 | developer | 4 | Hubspot pricing too high HubSpot horsawlarway | $266/seat/month | hn |
| 2026-02-06 | 4 | Costs rising Zapier dangus · names Zapier | hn | ||
| 2026-02-03 | developer | 4 | Pricing is too high Calendly PretzelJudge · names Calendly | uses Calendly · $660/year | hn |
| 2026-08-05 | 3 | Worried about price increase Airtable xavdid · names BaseRow | looking at alternatives | hn |