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Your business pays for software you could get for free. Search 303+ tools below. Tick what you use, see the open-source alternative, and calculate your annual savings in rands.

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Office Suite
Microsoft 365
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R116/user/month
~R69 634/year(50 users)
Replace with
Full office suite with file collaboration, cloud storage, and sharing.
LibreOffice + Nextcloud brief →
Office Suite
Google Workspace
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R126/user/month
~R75 516/year(50 users)
Replace with
LibreOffice for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Nextcloud for cloud storage, file sharing, calendar, and real-time collaboration. Full Google Workspace replacement.
LibreOffice + Nextcloud brief →
CRM
Salesforce
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R414/user/month
~R248 694/year(50 users)
Replace with
Enterprise CRM with pipelines, campaigns, and reporting.
SuiteCRM brief →
CRM
HubSpot CRM
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R180/user/month
~R108 000/year(50 users)
Replace with
Full enterprise CRM with contact management, pipelines, and reporting.
SuiteCRM brief →
Helpdesk
Zendesk
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R912/user/month
~R547 128/year(50 users)
Replace with
Modern helpdesk with SLAs, email integration, and ticket workflows.
Zammad brief →
Helpdesk
Freshdesk
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R315/user/month
~R189 008/year(50 users)
Replace with
Modern helpdesk with SLAs, email integration, and ticket workflows.
Zammad brief →
Analytics / BI
Tableau
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R3 000/user/month
~R1 800 000/year(50 users)
Replace with
Self-service dashboards and reports connected directly to your databases.
Metabase brief →
Analytics / BI
Power BI
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R232/user/month
~R139 269/year(50 users)
Replace with
Interactive dashboards and data exploration. Self-hosted on your infrastructure.
Apache Superset brief →
Accounting
Sage Business Cloud
Replaceable
Current cost
~R378/month (flat rate)
~R4 539/year(Flat rate)
Replace with
Full accounting, invoicing, and financial reporting platform.
Odoo Accounting brief →
Accounting
QuickBooks Online
Replaceable
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Current cost
~R630/month (flat rate)
~R7 560/year(Flat rate, 1 user)
Replace with
Double-entry accounting, invoicing, and financial reporting.
GnuCash / Akaunting brief →
Accounting
Xero
Replaceable
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Current cost
~R391/month (flat rate)
~R4 696/year(Flat rate, limited transactions)
Replace with
Modern double-entry accounting with invoicing and bank reconciliation.
Akaunting brief →
Video Conferencing
Zoom
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R269/user/month
~R161 496/year(50 users)
Replace with
HD video meetings with screen sharing. No per-host limits.
Jitsi Meet (self-hosted) brief →
ERP
SAP Business One
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R3 500/user/month
~R2 100 000/year(50 users)
Replace with
Full ERP: accounting, inventory, manufacturing, HR in one platform.
Odoo ERP brief →
ERP
SYSPRO
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R3 500/user/month
~R2 100 000/year(50 users)
Replace with
Full ERP: accounting, inventory, manufacturing, HR in one platform.
Odoo ERP brief →
Team Messaging
Slack
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R120/user/month
~R72 121/year(50 users)
Replace with
Team chat with channels, threads, integrations, and file sharing.
Mattermost / Rocket.Chat brief →
Project Management
Jira Software
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R131/user/month
~R78 687/year(50 users)
Replace with
Issue tracking, sprint boards, backlogs, and team roadmaps.
Plane / GitLab Issues brief →
Project Management
Monday.com
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R149/user/month
~R89 530/year(50 users)
Replace with
Project tracking, task boards, timelines, and team collaboration.
OpenProject / Taiga brief →
Project Management
Asana
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R182/user/month
~R109 326/year(50 users)
Replace with
Project and task management with timelines, dependencies, and reporting.
OpenProject brief →
Dev Tools
GitHub
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R72/user/month
~R43 200/year(50 users)
Replace with
Self-hosted Git with CI/CD, merge requests, and code review.
GitLab CE brief →
Creative
Adobe Creative Cloud
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R263/user/month
~R157 800/year(50 users)
Replace with
Photo editing, vector graphics, and video editing. Full creative suite.
GIMP + Inkscape + Kdenlive brief →
Creative
Figma
Replaceable
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You're currently paying
~R265/user/month
~R159 164/year(50 users)
Replace with
Open source design and prototyping tool. Self-hosted, Figma-compatible workflows.
Penpot brief →
File Storage
Dropbox Business
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R249/user/month
~R149 217/year(50 users)
Replace with
Self-hosted file sync, sharing, and collaboration on your own server.
Nextcloud brief →
Security
SentinelOne
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R800/user/month
~R480 000/year(50 users)
Replace with
Open-source EDR and SIEM. Threat detection, compliance, and incident response.
Wazuh brief →
Security
CrowdStrike Falcon
Replaceable
You're currently paying
~R800/user/month
~R480 000/year(50 users)
Replace with
Open-source EDR and SIEM. Threat detection, compliance, and incident response.
Wazuh brief →
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Prices from vendor pricing pages, checked 30 September 2026, converted at today's exchange rate. Some vendors quote on request; those use earlier estimates.