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Notes from the switch.

Costs, licenses, setup days and migration plans. Written to answer the question you'd actually ask before buying.

  1. 01Release notesSeedly CRM 5.9: What's New, and Why the Pace MattersAmazon SES, HIPAA mode, a Google Local Services lead assistant and a security overhaul in 5.9, on top of 18 releases in September alone. What changed, why it matters and why now is the time to buy.
    6 min read
  2. 02AlternativesGoHighLevel Alternatives in 2026: Why Ownership Beats Another SubscriptionMost GoHighLevel alternatives are just cheaper subscriptions. Here's how the three kinds of alternative compare, and why buying the software outright is the one that changes the economics.
    2 min read
  3. 03HealthcareSeedly CRM for Healthcare: What HIPAA Mode Does (and Doesn't)One switch enforces two-factor login, six-year audit logs, idle timeouts and BAA-aware integrations. Here's exactly what Seedly's HIPAA mode covers and where your responsibility starts.
    2 min read
  4. 04MigrationMoving From GoHighLevel to Seedly CRM: A Practical ChecklistExport, clean, import, rebuild, cut over. A step-by-step plan for moving an agency off GoHighLevel and onto Seedly CRM without losing contacts or clients.
    3 min read
  5. 05CostThe Real Running Costs of a Self-Hosted CRMConvex, Vercel, Twilio, email providers and the rest: every line item of running Seedly CRM, what's free, what scales, and where the money actually goes.
    2 min read
  6. 06SetupIs Seedly CRM Hard to Set Up? What the Day Actually Looks LikeFour to seven hours of guided work, no code. A chapter-by-chapter look at installing Seedly CRM, what each step costs, and the one thing to start early.
    3 min read
  7. 07White-labelWhite-Labeling Seedly CRM: Branded Logins, Custom Domains and RebillingHow to put your own name on Seedly CRM: per-brand logos, colors, fonts and CSS, client login URLs like app.yourclient.com, and wallets that rebill usage at your markup.
    2 min read
  8. 08OwnershipThe Seedly CRM License, Read Line by LineUnlimited instances, full modification rights, rename it as your own product. What the Seedly commercial license allows, what it forbids, and why the short version is honest.
    2 min read
  9. 09CostWhat GoHighLevel Really Costs Over Five Years$297 a month sounds like a tool. Over five years it's $17,820, the price of a used car. Here's the full math, plan by plan, and what owning instead looks like.
    3 min read