Builder · November 4, 2026
Pieter Levels Cut His Software Bill 90% With Claude
Pieter Levels runs sites with 20,000 paying customers on about $300 a month after Claude Code found about $34,000 a month in cuts. Here is each line item.
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Builder · October 31, 2026
AWS Bill From $8,000 to $300 a Month on Bare Metal
Simon Høiberg moved 4 SaaS products off AWS to 3 rented Hetzner servers. The bill fell from close to $8,000 a month to around $300, about $92,400 a year.
- Saves
- $92,400/yr
- Built in
- Not shared
- Runs on
- 3 rented bare metal servers at Hetzner
Builder · October 20, 2026
Greenleaf Replaced Salesforce and Saves $100,000 a Year
Atlanta real estate firm Greenleaf replaced Salesforce with a CRM a partner built himself. It runs on about $300 a month and saves about $100,000 a year.
- Saves
- $100,000/yr
- Built in
- About 25 hours
- Runs on
- About $300 a month
Builder · October 19, 2026
A Custom CRM Built in 7 Days Saves $26,400 a Year
Grayson Gladu's home services team built a custom CRM in 7 days on top of GoHighLevel and QuickBooks. It saves $700 a month in fees and $1,500 in staff time, about $26,400 a year.
- Saves
- $26,400/yr
- Built in
- 7 days
- Runs on
- Not shared
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