The all-in-one Keap alternative — flat price, never per seat
Nanobox is an all-in-one suite (CRM, finance, HR, support) at one flat price, unlimited users, never per seat — run it in the cloud and we host it, or self-host and own the source. Keap, formerly Infusionsoft, is a small-business CRM wrapped around marketing automation: email sequences, landing pages, invoicing, and a visual campaign builder in one place, for a subscription that starts around $249 a month and climbs with users and contacts.
Keap vs. Spodus CRM
5-year cost
Keap: Roughly $249 a month billed annually for the base plan (two users, a starting contact tier), about $14,940 over five years before adding users or contacts
Spodus CRM: Flat $29/mo (or $290/yr) hosted, unlimited users — or $399 one-time to self-host. Never per seat, no contact-count meter
Pricing model
Keap: Flat monthly subscription that scales with contacts and adds about $39 per extra user per month
Spodus CRM: One flat price for the whole suite: $29/mo cloud-hosted, or a one-time license from $399 to self-host. No contact meter, no per-user add-on
Onboarding cost
Keap: A paid implementation package is typically required to get set up
Spodus CRM: Sign up and go on Nanobox Cloud in minutes, or self-host yourself — plus an optional done-for-you launch at $1,500 one-time
Data ownership
Keap: Your contacts and campaign data live in Keap's cloud
Spodus CRM: Your data either way, hosted by us or in your own Postgres database if you self-host, exportable anytime
Source access
Keap: Closed SaaS, extended through its API
Spodus CRM: Full app included on Nanobox Cloud; full source code ships if you self-host
AI markup
Keap: AI-assisted features are folded into the subscription
Spodus CRM: No AI features by design, so no AI premium on either plan
Hosting
Keap: Cloud only
Spodus CRM: Cloud (we run it) or self-host on your own infrastructure
Built-in marketing automation
Keap: Genuinely strong: a mature visual campaign builder, email and SMS sequences, landing pages, and native invoicing in one platform
Spodus CRM: CRM, finance, HR, and support are built into one suite; email campaigns and landing pages aren't, so you connect a dedicated marketing tool alongside it
Why teams switch
- One flat price covers the whole suite — CRM, finance, HR, and support — with unlimited users, never per seat.
- Run it in the cloud from $29/mo, or self-host and own the source from $399 one-time. Your call, not ours.
- No paid implementation package required just to get started.
- No AI surcharge folded into a recurring bill.
An all-in-one suite, one flat price
Nanobox is built to run your whole back office — CRM, finance, HR, and support — as one product at one flat price, with unlimited users and never a per-seat bill. The default way to run it is Nanobox Cloud: sign up and we host it, keep it updated, and back it up for a flat $29 a month (or $290 a year). If you'd rather own the infrastructure outright, the same product ships as a one-time self-host license starting at $399, source code included.
Keap is built for a different shape of business: the solo operator or small team that wants marketing and a CRM in one place. Its visual campaign builder, email and SMS sequences, landing pages, and native invoicing genuinely cut down the tool sprawl small businesses fight, and that consolidation is the honest reason people pay for it. What they pay is a subscription that starts around $249 a month billed annually for a base plan with two users and a starting contact tier, roughly $14,940 over five years, moving up with your contact count and about $39 a month per extra user, usually with a paid implementation package on top just to get configured.
Where Keap earns its subscription
To be fair, Keap's marketing automation is real and mature, and if nurture campaigns are core to how you sell, that bundle is worth paying for. Nanobox doesn't try to replace it — it's a CRM, finance, HR, and support suite, not a campaign builder, so you'd connect a dedicated marketing tool alongside it.
The trade
Keap bundles real marketing automation into a recurring, contact-metered subscription. Nanobox is an all-in-one suite for the rest of the business — CRM, finance, HR, and support — at one flat price: $29 a month hosted, or a one-time $399 if you'd rather self-host and own the source. If the all-in-one campaign builder is the core of how you sell, Keap is the better fit there. If you want one flat-priced system for everything else and never want another per-seat bill, that's exactly what Nanobox is built for.
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- Both, and the choice is yours. Nanobox Cloud is the default — a flat $29/mo (or $290/yr), unlimited users, we host, update, and back it up. If you'd rather own the infrastructure, a self-host license starts at $399 one-time with the full source code included.
- Built-in marketing automation. Keap ships a mature visual campaign builder, email and SMS sequences, landing pages, and native invoicing in one subscription. If you want nurture campaigns and a CRM under one roof without connecting separate tools, that bundle is a real strength Nanobox doesn't replicate.
- For most small businesses, yes. Keap starts around $249 a month billed annually, roughly $14,940 over five years before extra users or larger contact tiers, plus a typical setup package. Nanobox is a flat $29/mo (or $290/yr) hosted, unlimited users, no contact meter — or $399 once if you'd rather self-host. Either way, there's no per-user creep.
- Not natively. Nanobox is an all-in-one suite for CRM, finance, HR, and support, but it doesn't include a marketing campaign builder, so you'd connect a dedicated email tool alongside it. If a single platform with built-in campaigns is what you want, Keap is the stronger fit there.
- Yes. Export your contacts and tags from Keap as CSV and import them into Nanobox. If you self-host, you also get direct database access for a deeper, scripted migration.