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Typical Annual Cost

$50,000 - $500,000+ / year

High (Apex database lock-in, API call limits limits)

Architectural Risk Comparison

Own Your Customer Data: Escape Salesforce Lock-In

A secure, serverless Next.js and Postgres database deployment designed to bypass the licensing tax of Salesforce CRM & Commerce — with 100% code ownership at handover.

Quick Answer

In short: ERPStack provides a custom, license-free alternative to Salesforce CRM & Commerce. You get 100% data and IP ownership, zero seat-based fees, and a dedicated cloud deployment delivered in weeks.

Head-to-Head Architecture Matchup

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Capability comparison between a custom ERPStack build and Salesforce CRM & Commerce
CapabilityCustom ERPStack buildSalesforce CRM & Commerce
Data ModelData & OwnershipRelational & Strict (PostgreSQL)Proprietary Object/Blob storage
Frontend FlexibilityPlatformAny UI Library (Tailwind, Radix)Locked to Lightning Web Components
API LimitsExtensibilityUnlimited (Infrastructure bounds)Strict daily caps & expensive overages
Local DevelopmentExtensibility✓ Included✗ Not available

Legacy Pain Points

  • Per-user seat pricing that limits operational scale
  • Apex database lock-in and API call constraints
  • Rigid Lightning UI customization barriers

The Custom Code Advantage

  • No per-user licensing fees—scale to unlimited users
  • Payload CMS and database schema absolute control
  • Sub-100ms Next.js client portals
Interactive TCO Model

Calculate Your 3-Year IP Savings

Drag the team-size slider to model SaaS licensing spend against a fixed-cost custom build — implementation, hosting, and 3-year TCO update in real time.

50 Users
10 seats500 seats
Proprietary SaaS (3-Year)
$325,000
  • • Base Implementation: $55,000
  • • License Taxation: $270,000
  • • Data Ownership: Rented
Custom Built ERP (3-Year)
$90,550
  • • One-Time Build: $55,000
  • Custom Hosting (3 Yrs): $10,800
  • Maintenance & Support (3 Yrs): $24,750
  • 100% Code & Data Ownership
Your 3-Year Savings
$234,450
Your 3-year overspend if you stay on SaaS
$234,450

Staying on per-seat licensing costs you $6,513 every month at 50 seats — spend that never converts into owned IP.

Discuss Your Custom Build

Uncovering Hidden Constraints

What we don't do

Hidden Cost: Data Storage Overage — stacked on the $50,000 - $500,000+ / year base license

What we do

Salesforce charges premium rates per GB once you exceed standard storage limits.

What we don't do

Hidden Cost: API Overage — stacked on the $50,000 - $500,000+ / year base license

What we do

High-volume integrations quickly hit API limits, forcing expensive tier upgrades.

Migration Blueprint Specification

Typical Annual Cost
$50,000 - $500,000+ / year
Modularity
Low (Blob schemas, difficult multi-org consolidation)
Customization Limits
Proprietary platform friction (Forced into Lightning frameworks)
Extraction Pathway
Incremental client migration to Next.js + Payload CMS architectures

The Escape Plan

Phase 12 Weeks

Data Export

Bulk API export of all custom objects and relations.

Phase 23 Weeks

Schema Normalization

Converting Salesforce objects into normalized SQL tables.

Phase 34-8 Weeks

Logic Porting

Rewriting Apex triggers into Next.js Server Actions.

Phase 4Phased

UI Rollout

Gradual rollout of the new React-based interface to sales teams.

Why Companies Left Salesforce CRM & Commerce

"Escaped $80k/yr Salesforce licensing by building a custom CRM perfectly tailored to their unique sales process."
A B2B SaaS providerReason: Exorbitant seat licenses for read-only users.

Frequently Asked Questions

We implement advanced JWT role-based access control, AWS-level encryptions, and continuous system auditing matching SOC 2 compliance.

Yes. We set up automated exporters to fetch your Salesforce customer logs and map them to custom databases with zero data loss.

Stop Renting Salesforce CRM & Commerce. Build Your Own.

Discuss a progressive migration pathway in a 30-minute architecture call — 100% of the code and IP transfers to you.

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