# Custom CRM development cost — building a CRM with no per-seat fees

> Published prices for a custom CRM built exactly the way your company works. SaaS (managed) from ₩700K + ₩490K/mo, SI (ownership) from ₩2.5M. A CRM with no per-seat pricing.

- Published: 2026-08-22 · Category: CRM
- Canonical (HTML): https://maeum.io/en/blog/crm-custom-build-cost/ · Korean original: https://maeum.io/blog/crm-custom-build-cost/
- Author: MAEUM — an AI engineering company that publishes its prices · https://maeum.io

On MAEUM's price list, a custom CRM is **SaaS (managed) = build from ₩700K + ₩490K/mo**, or **SI (ownership) = from ₩2.5M**. Unlike the big CRM vendors, we don't charge per seat (per employee), and we build your sales stages, customer categories and reporting exactly as you run them. The final price is fixed before signing, after scoping (₩250K for 5 sessions), and **the demo is free**.

## Why companies give up on off-the-shelf CRMs

Whether it's Salesforce or a local CRM, many companies adopt one and end up back in spreadsheets. The reasons are similar.

- Your sales stages don't match the CRM's stages, so everything gets **forced into the wrong shape**
- Per-seat pricing — with a bigger team, **the monthly bill quietly runs into the thousands**
- You need 10% of it but see 100 screens, so **nobody enters anything**
- It doesn't speak your industry's language, so training alone takes weeks
A CRM succeeds or fails not on feature count but on **whether your staff actually enter data**. Built your way, they do.

## What goes into a custom CRM — in your company's language

A CRM built by MAEUM follows your company's real flow.

- **Your sales stages, as-is** — inquiry → consultation → quote → contract, down to the names you use
- **Customer timeline** — calls, meetings, quotes and contracts accumulate per customer
- **Next-step automation** — automatic reminders for follow-ups, detection of neglected accounts
- **Quote and contract linkage** — generate quotes from the CRM, track conversion automatically
- **Owner dashboard** — pipeline value, conversion rate, receivables

## Cost comparison — for a team of five

| | Item| Per-seat CRM| MAEUM SaaS| MAEUM SI |

| Upfront| None to setup fee| Build from ₩700K| From ₩2.5M |
| Monthly (5 people)| $25–$150 × 5| From ₩490K · seats don't matter| None |
| When you reach 10 people| Monthly cost doubles| Unchanged| Unchanged |
| Fits your process| Configuration limits| Fully custom + monthly improvements| Fully custom |

The gap against per-seat pricing widens as you grow. And a custom CRM includes **feature consultation and building in the monthly fee**, so the CRM follows your business as it changes.

## MAEUM list prices (VAT excluded · starting prices · final price confirmed after scoping)

- Scoping pass (5 sessions): ₩250K (up to 90 min each, working demo included)
- SaaS · managed (recommended): build from ₩700K + ₩490K / ₩990K / ₩1.49M/mo — servers, AI, improvements, new features and a monthly report included; no per-seat pricing
- SI · ownership: build from ₩2.5M (full build from ₩7M+) — no monthly fee afterwards; care passes when needed
- KRW is authoritative (USD ≈ at ~₩1,400/$). SEO and AI-search visibility work included free. The demo is free.
- Machine-readable prices: https://maeum.io/facts.json · Rate card: https://maeum.io/rates.json

## Frequently asked questions

**Q. Do I pay per employee?**
A. No. MAEUM has no per-seat pricing. Your fee stays the same as your team grows.

**Q. Can you migrate data from our existing CRM or spreadsheets?**
A. Most exportable data can be migrated. The scope depends on whether your current system supports export or an API, which we confirm during scoping.

**Q. Our sales process changes often — is that a problem?**
A. With SaaS (managed), it's an advantage. Changes to stages, fields and automations, and new feature builds, are included in the monthly fee.

**Q. Does it work on mobile?**
A. It's web-based, so it works on PC and mobile. A simplified screen for field staff is also possible.

**Q. Which plan should I start on?**
A. For customer lists and pipeline management, Light (₩490K/mo). If you want quotes, contracts and automations connected, Standard (₩990K/mo). We recommend after seeing your actual workflow during scoping.

## Related guides

- [Membership Management System Cost — Complete Published Prices (2026)](https://maeum.io/en/blog/member-program-build-cost/)
- [Outsourcing Workflow Automation — 7 Criteria for Choosing a Vendor](https://maeum.io/en/blog/work-automation-outsourcing/)
- [Own It (SI) or Have It Run for You (SaaS)? — A Decision Guide for Business Owners](https://maeum.io/en/blog/si-vs-saas-choice/)

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