Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Keap

Replace Keap with a custom build. Put Your Business Growth on Autopilot

Few Days
61 features7 integrations3-5 days

Estimated Timeline

Based on 61 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.

1
Architecture & setup
Half day
2
Core features
2-3 days
3
Testing & polish
1 day

Recommended Tech Stack

Next.js 14

Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components

Supabase

PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions

Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Prisma

Type-safe ORM for complex relational data models

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 61 features

CRM(8 features)

Company Records

Easily organize contacts by company

Contact Lists, Filters, and Saved Searches

Create custom lists within your contacts, filter your contacts easily, and send the right messages to the right contacts

Contact Management

Manage individual contacts and organize by company if selling B2B

Contact Segmentation (Tags)

Use tags to prioritize your hottest leads and close more deals

Custom Fields

Store business-specific information on the contact or company record

+3 more in this category

Marketing(6 features)

1:1 Email Messages

Smoothly sync your emails between Keap and Gmail or Outlook for 1:1 email messages

Email Broadcasts

Use beautiful, modern email templates to improve engagement and email open rates

Email Marketing

Send broadcast and 1:1 emails, as well as trigger automated emails based on contact activity

Landing Pages

Wow your clients with modern and branded landing pages

Multi-page Sales Funnels

Create and connect multiple landing pages that convert more leads through your sales process

+1 more in this category

Sales(6 features)

Appointment Scheduler

Send an online booking link with available times on your calendar, synced with your Gmail or Outlook calendar

Checkout Forms

Sell online with customizable checkout forms that trigger automations and sync to your CRM

Order Bumps

Create new opportunities and maximize order value by offering additional items at checkout

Promo Codes

Drive conversions with the ability to apply custom promotions at checkout and track sales through channels

Quotes

Easily create and send quotes that prospects can review and accept with the touch of a button, then turn the quote to an invoice with a couple clicks

+1 more in this category

Automation(5 features)

Automation History

See what automation actions each contact has received and where they are currently in automated sequences

Billing Automation

Automate past-due reminders so you can stop chasing clients for payments

Credit Card Expiration Reminders

Get automatic notifications before a credit card expires so recurring payments stay on track

Internal Forms

Automate your team's internal processes with custom forms that make data collection easy

Pipeline Automation

Know where every customer is in your process and automate next steps at each stage

Integrations(4 features)

API & Webhooks

Create custom connections to Keap via open API endpoints

Gmail and Outlook Sync

Connect your calendar and email with Keap for appointments and see all 1:1 emails on the contact record

Native Zapier Integration

Easily connect thousands of software tools to Keap using our built-in Zapier integration

Third-party Integrations

Connect your other software tools to Keap so you can manage everything in one place

Payments(4 features)

Native Payment Processor (U.S.)

Enjoy greater convenience, insights and time savings with Keap's embedded payment solution

One-time Payments

Easily process single payments with invoices and checkout forms

Recurring Payments

Sell and manage subscriptions that require recurring payments

Third-party Payment Processors (U.S. and international)

Accept payments from processors such as PayPal, Stripe and Eway

Reporting(4 features)

Customizable Dashboard

Personalize your dashboard to see relevant information and deliver vital data to your team

Email Deliverability Health Dashboard

Keep an eye on your email deliverability stats and know if your emails are being flagged as spam

Reporting Hub

Easily access your most-used reports by pinning them to the top of the page

Reports

Grow your business with comparative data that shows ROI and areas of improvement

Text Marketing(4 features)

1:1 Text Messages

Send individual text messages from the desktop or mobile app (U.S. and Canada only)

Automated Text Messaging

Send automated, personal text messages that save time and get read (U.S. only)

Text Message Broadcasts

Target your hottest prospects and convert more leads with marketing texts (U.S. only)

Text Message Reply Handling

When a contact replies to a text broadcast, you can reply back to them individually (U.S. only)

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Keap

Monthly$6/mo
Yearly$72/yr
5-Year Total$360

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~7 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$72
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$216
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$360
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 61 features at easy complexity.

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