The all-in-one Follow Up Boss alternative — flat price, not $69/agent
Nanobox is an all-in-one suite — CRM, finance, HR, and support — at one flat price with unlimited users, never per agent. Run it in the cloud (we host it, from $29/mo) or self-host and own the source (from $399, one-time). Follow Up Boss is a serious real-estate CRM, built around speed-to-lead, dialers, and agent accountability. It's also $69 per agent per month, every month, for as long as your brokerage runs. If you want it tailored to your lead sources, we launch it for you rather than handing you a DIY install.
Follow Up Boss vs. Spodus CRM
5-year cost
Follow Up Boss: ~$41,400 for a 10-agent team on the Grow plan ($69/agent/mo), recurring. The Pro plan is $499/mo for 10 users
Spodus CRM: Flat $29/mo hosted, unlimited agents, or $399 one-time to self-host ($1,999 agency-wide license). Add a done-for-you launch at $1,500 once if you want it set up for you
Per-seat pricing
Follow Up Boss: Yes: $69 per agent per month on Grow, and cost rises with every agent you add
Spodus CRM: None, cloud or self-host. Add every agent in the brokerage at no extra cost
Data ownership
Follow Up Boss: Your leads and conversations live in Follow Up Boss's cloud
Spodus CRM: Cloud: your data on our infrastructure, exportable anytime. Self-host: your own Postgres database on your own server
Source access
Follow Up Boss: Closed source; you work within what the app exposes
Spodus CRM: Full source code included if you self-host; adapt it to your brokerage's workflow
AI markup
Follow Up Boss: AI features sit on higher tiers, pushing larger teams up the price ladder
Spodus CRM: No AI features by design, so no markup and lower cost, cloud or self-host
Hosting
Follow Up Boss: Cloud-only; no self-hosted option
Spodus CRM: Cloud (we run it, flat $29/mo) or self-host on your own infrastructure from $399 one-time
Lock-in
Follow Up Boss: Stop paying and you lose the app and the live lead database
Spodus CRM: Cloud: cancel anytime and export your leads. Self-host: perpetual license, your copy stays with you either way
Real-estate depth & integrations
Follow Up Boss: Genuinely best-in-class for real estate: 250+ lead-source integrations, dialer and IDX/portal routing, agent accountability, and a mature native mobile app
Spodus CRM: An all-in-one suite (CRM, finance, HR, support) adapted to your brokerage. Real-estate lead routing and integrations are configured in the launch, not shipped out of the box
Mobile app
Follow Up Boss: Polished native iOS and Android apps agents live in all day
Spodus CRM: Responsive web app that works on any device; no dedicated native app
Why teams switch
- One flat price — cloud or self-host — covers CRM, finance, HR, and support, with unlimited agents and no per-agent fee.
- Your cost is fixed the moment you sign up, with no $69-per-agent meter compounding as the brokerage grows.
- Run it in the cloud from $29/mo, or self-host from $399 one-time and own the lead database outright.
- No AI tier upgrades silently raising the per-agent bill.
$69 an agent, forever, vs. a flat price
Follow Up Boss is built for one thing and does it well: getting real-estate agents to follow up on leads fast. Speed-to-lead routing, dialer integrations, IDX and portal connectors, accountability dashboards, and a native mobile app agents actually keep open. For a lead-heavy brokerage, that depth is real and it's the honest reason teams pay for it.
What they pay is $69 per agent per month on the Grow plan, and that's the part worth sitting with. A ten-agent office is paying around $8,280 a year, roughly $41,400 over five years, with the bill climbing every time you hire. The Pro plan at $499/month for ten users changes the shape but not the fundamental fact: the meter never stops, and the lead database that runs your business lives in someone else's cloud.
A flat-priced suite, finished and launched
Nanobox is a different deal for a brokerage: an all-in-one suite — CRM, finance, HR, and support — at one flat price with unlimited agents, never per seat. Run it in the cloud from $29/mo, or self-host from $399 one-time ($1,999 for an unlimited-domain agency license) and own the source code and the data. Every agent you add is free. And it isn't a kit you assemble on a weekend: the optional done-for-you launch ($1,500, one-time) means we stand it up and tailor it to your lead sources and pipeline, so it arrives configured rather than empty.
The honest trade-off: Follow Up Boss's real-estate-specific integrations and native apps are deeper out of the box, and if you need all of that working on day one with no setup, it's the stronger pick. But if you'd rather run a flat-priced suite, keep your lead database for good, and stop paying per agent forever, Nanobox is the brokerage system you run in the cloud or own outright.
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- Dramatically, over time. Follow Up Boss Grow is $69/agent/month, about $41,400 over five years for a 10-agent team. Nanobox is $29/mo flat for unlimited agents in the cloud, or $399 once (or $1,999 for an unlimited-domain agency license) to self-host, plus an optional $1,500 one-time launch. The per-agent meter is what makes the long-run gap so large.
- Real-estate depth. Follow Up Boss has 250+ lead-source integrations, dialer and IDX/portal routing, agent accountability features, and a mature native mobile app built specifically for high-volume lead follow-up. If you need that breadth working on day one with zero setup, it's the stronger fit. Nanobox gives you a suite we tailor to your lead sources during launch.
- No. In the cloud, there's nothing to install at all, just sign up at $29/mo flat. If you self-host, you can run it with Docker in minutes, but if you want it wired to your specific lead sources and pipeline, the optional done-for-you launch ($1,500, one-time) means we stand it up and configure it for you. It's 'bought and launched,' not 'some assembly required.'
- Yes. Export your contacts, leads, and notes from Follow Up Boss as CSV and import them into Nanobox, cloud or self-hosted. If you self-host, you own the Postgres database directly, so a larger or more precise migration is also fully in your control.