Cost comparison · G-066-MKT
Separate tools vs ScaleKorp OS — full replacement
Most $500k–$2M service businesses run 7–8 separate subscriptions — not seventy. We list 10 example tools per division so you can spot yours. For each row: (tool₁ + tool₂ + … + tool₁₀) ÷ 10 = illustrative average per tool — not a bundle you buy.
Labour and TCO figures below are labelled assumptions — not scraped competitor prices and not a quote for your business.
Side by side
Left: what you likely pay for disconnected SaaS today. Right: ScaleKorp OS OPERATE tier as the entry full replacement — all seven divisions, governed Talk/Desk. GROW and DOMINATE listed below for comparison.
Separate tools — two ways to read it
Common full-setup stack
$1,244/mo
GoHighLevel · Podium · RingCentral · HubSpot Chat (setup) · Jobber · Xero · HubSpot CRM · Deputy · ServiceM8
Illustrative tier pricing — GHL agency/unlimited, Podium, RingCentral, HubSpot Chat, Jobber, etc.
Catalog average × ~8 tools
$352/mo
8 × $44 avg (sum of 70 listed tools ÷ 70)
- —Scattered handoffs — jobs, quotes, and comms live in different apps with no audit trail
- —Owner-as-integration — double entry, chasing updates, and “which spreadsheet is right?”
ScaleKorp OS — OPERATE (entry full replacement)
$999/mo USD
All seven divisions · operational engines · 14-day Shadow Run free · billing at go-live
The OS prepares what you'd normally build yourself — preview in Talk, modify, approve to run.
Premium over subscriptions-only — replaces the full operational layer with governance, not another point tool
What your tool bill doesn't include
- •Scattered handoffs — jobs, quotes, and comms live in different apps with no audit trail
- •Owner-as-integration — double entry, chasing updates, and “which spreadsheet is right?”
- •No preview in Talk — nothing waits for you to review, modify, and approve before it runs
- •Shadow workflows — field staff on WhatsApp, finance in Xero, ops in Jobber, sales in HubSpot
The labour bill your subscriptions hide
SaaS invoices are only part of the picture. Most owners still spend hours each week copying data between tools, chasing updates, and acting as the glue between apps.
Rates are illustrative — owner time valued higher than VA admin.
| Labour line | Hrs / mo | Rate | Illustrative /mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner-as-integration (reconciling spreadsheets, chasing handoffs) | 12 | $65/hr | $780 |
| VA / admin maintaining tool updates and double entry | 16 | $35/hr | $560 |
| Rework from misaligned quotes, jobs, and customer comms | 8 | $45/hr | $360 |
| Total illustrative labour (before subscriptions) | $1,700/mo | ||
Add this to your SaaS stack above for a fuller picture of disconnected-tool TCO — ScaleKorp OS replaces the integration labour with governed Talk previews.
Illustrative disconnected TCO
Subscriptions (common full-setup stack) + labour friction — before ScaleKorp OS.
- Subscriptions
- $1,244/mo
- Labour friction
- $1,700/mo
- Combined TCO
- $2,944/mo
Assumptions (labelled — not a vendor quote)
- •Tool prices are illustrative AU SMB list/tier averages (2026) — your invoice may differ
- •Labour hours are typical owner + VA friction on a disconnected stack — not a timesheet audit
- •TCO = subscriptions (common full-setup stack) + illustrative labour — before ScaleKorp OS
- •ScaleKorp OS OPERATE replaces the integration labour layer; external pipes (Telnyx, Xero BAS) stay where regulation requires
- •No CapCut / no invented competitor scrape — this is an honesty model, not live price scraping
By division — spot your tools
Hover a logo for the tool name and illustrative price. The average per tool column is (sum of 10 listed prices) ÷ 10 — e.g. Jobber ~$109/mo and Connecteam ~$49/mo contribute to the ops average; nobody pays $850/mo for one field app.
| Division | Example tools (hover for name + price) | Avg per tool /mo |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Executive |           | $13 |
| 2. Communications |        | $78 |
| 3. Sales & Marketing |       | $54 |
| 4. Jobs & Operations |    | $51 |
| 5. Finance |    | $25 |
| 6. Quality & Growth |     CO | $62 |
| 7. People & Training |   | $22 |
| Catalog average (all 70 listed tools) | $44 | |
~90% native with ScaleKorp OS
- Talk-first control — Approve at decision points; enrolled workflows run automatically
- Quotes, jobs, dispatch, cash alerts, comms, SOPs, helpdesk — one workspace
- Governance gateway on every engine action — audited, workspace-isolated
- Shadow Run observes your real business before go-live billing
Email & enquiries — captured in the OS
Website chat, forms, and inbound mail land in your OS workspace. You read and reply from Talk — one governed desk, full audit trail. Delivery pipes still exist behind the scenes; your team does not live in a disconnected inbox stack.
What stays external (and why)
- Telnyx — Voice and SMS carrier — telco licence cannot be owned in-house.
- Xero — ATO-compliant BAS and lodgement output pipe — regulatory requirement.
What happens next
Primary order stays Demo Run → Shadow Run → Go-live. Try the OS before you commit; billing starts at go-live only.
No card · test to yourself only.
See if this runs my kind of business