We built our own vibe coded salesforce
Summary
A startup built an internal CRM in just two months that replaced Salesforce, eliminating $600K annual spend while improving process management. For companies at scale, custom-built tools integrated with internal workflows can outperform expensive enterprise software despite maintenance overhead.
Key Takeaways
- Replaced a $600,000 annual Salesforce contract with a custom internal CRM built in 2 months, achieving better process management and full team adoption.
- Custom CRM enabled integration of internal agents directly into the tool, creating workflow synergies impossible with third-party SaaS platforms.
- Maintenance complexity is the primary challenge of custom tools, but ROI justifies engineering investment for companies at reasonable scale.
- Adoption metric: zero Salesforce usage after internal CRM launch indicates proper solution-market fit and superior UX for internal processes.
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We just recently canceled our Salesforce contract because we have an internal CRM that was vibe coded that is working better, that is managing our process better, is more integrated into what we're doing. We run our agents inside of it and no one was using Salesforce anymore. $600,000 a year gone to zero. >> How long did it take? >> Two months. >> Is it worth the engineering hours to vibe code that and then to maintain it? >> The maintenance is definitely one of the most challenging pieces. I agree with that. For most businesses of any reasonable scale, yes, it is worth it.…