Founding.dev

CONNECTWISE ALTERNATIVE

Every other ConnectWise alternative is just another subscription.

You don't need a different tool with the same helpdesk, the same per-agent invoice, and the same call to a consultant every time you want to change a template. You need one that's actually yours.

Backed byAntler

No per-seat fees, ever

Your code and data, fully yours

Up to 70% less than your software bill

BUILT FOR YOUR MSP

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THE PROBLEM

You're not alone.

Search "ConnectWise alternative" and you'll find MSPs who've hit the same wall — a platform that's hard to change, hard to support, and priced by the seat no matter how much you already pay.

Don't use Connectwise, specifically the helpdesk… Overcomplicated documentation that didn't lend itself to readability while on a live call.

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ConnectWise Sell is in place… and it is absolute garbage. You have to hire … consultants to make what should be a simple change to a template.

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Sell is so archaic - you almost need to be an old school Crystal Reports master … to make basic changes.

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If you think Ninja is expensive, wait till you see CW RMM pricing.

r/mspReddit

Everything ConnectWise makes is so damn slow. It's the number one reason I didn't pick them a decade ago.

r/mspReddit

Don't use Connectwise, specifically the helpdesk… Overcomplicated documentation that didn't lend itself to readability while on a live call.

r/mspReddit

ConnectWise Sell is in place… and it is absolute garbage. You have to hire … consultants to make what should be a simple change to a template.

r/mspReddit

Sell is so archaic - you almost need to be an old school Crystal Reports master … to make basic changes.

r/mspReddit

If you think Ninja is expensive, wait till you see CW RMM pricing.

r/mspReddit

Everything ConnectWise makes is so damn slow. It's the number one reason I didn't pick them a decade ago.

r/mspReddit

Don't use Connectwise, specifically the helpdesk… Overcomplicated documentation that didn't lend itself to readability while on a live call.

r/mspReddit

ConnectWise Sell is in place… and it is absolute garbage. You have to hire … consultants to make what should be a simple change to a template.

r/mspReddit

Sell is so archaic - you almost need to be an old school Crystal Reports master … to make basic changes.

r/mspReddit

If you think Ninja is expensive, wait till you see CW RMM pricing.

r/mspReddit

Everything ConnectWise makes is so damn slow. It's the number one reason I didn't pick them a decade ago.

r/mspReddit

Don't use Connectwise, specifically the helpdesk… Overcomplicated documentation that didn't lend itself to readability while on a live call.

r/mspReddit

ConnectWise Sell is in place… and it is absolute garbage. You have to hire … consultants to make what should be a simple change to a template.

r/mspReddit

Sell is so archaic - you almost need to be an old school Crystal Reports master … to make basic changes.

r/mspReddit

If you think Ninja is expensive, wait till you see CW RMM pricing.

r/mspReddit

Everything ConnectWise makes is so damn slow. It's the number one reason I didn't pick them a decade ago.

r/mspReddit

Consultants for basic changes

A simple template tweak shouldn't need a paid specialist.

Support you don't control

Help shouldn't feel like a call center you're paying to hold for.

Priced by the seat

The bill climbs every time you add a technician.

THE SHIFT

Renting ConnectWise vs. owning your PSA.

No consultant tax. No per-seat bill. Just a PSA that's yours to change.

ConnectWiseOld model — what you rent
  • ConnectWise Sell needs a specialist for a template tweak.
  • ConnectWise's helpdesk is a third party you don't control.
  • ConnectWise's RMM pricing runs higher than competitors like NinjaOne, by MSPs' own comparison.
  • ConnectWise's helpdesk and Sell are slow and hard to change — reason enough that some MSPs skip it entirely.

New model — Founding.dev

  • You own everything — code, data, and infrastructure
  • One flat price. No per-seat.
  • Change how it works anytime
  • Bank-level security, built in.
  • We build it, and we can run it for you, too

HOW IT WORKS

A proven head start, then it's yours.

Real engineering behind it. Your choice: hands-on or done-for-you.

1

Start from the right base

Start from a proven template with ConnectWise's core features — one of ours, a proven open-source base, or built from scratch. An expert-built head start, not a blank page.

2

Make it yours

Customize it to your exact workflow — build the features yourself in plain English, or hand it to our engineering team. Either way you get engineering support along the way.

3

Own it for good

The finished software is yours — code, data, and a setup built around your workflow. Customize it anytime, and we can keep it running for you.

BUILT FOR HOW YOU RUN YOUR MSP

Shaped around how your MSP actually runs.

PSA on one platform

Running PSA, ticketing, and billing on one platform.

Quoting without the tax

Quoting and proposals without the consultant tax.

Small IT teams

Small IT teams paying per-technician for RMM.

ConnectWise alternative — your questions, answered.

You own it — the tickets, the client records, the history, and where it runs. You can export everything and take it with you, because nothing sits locked on someone else's servers. Leaving is your choice, not a trap.
No. You start from a proven template our team already built, and you change it by typing what you need in plain English — no consultant for a template tweak. Our team helps, or we can host and maintain the whole thing for one flat monthly fee.
You change it, anytime — that's what owning it means. Describe the change in plain English or hand it to our team. You're never waiting on a specialist or paying a consultant just to adjust your own setup.
Fill out the short form on Get started — who you are, your company size, the tools you want to replace, and a bit about how you run your MSP. With that, we line up a base template that fits before we talk. On the call, we walk you through that template, look at your current stack, and show what replacing ConnectWise — and anything else you're overpaying for — would look like.

MORE ALTERNATIVES

Other tools you can own instead.

STOP RENTING. START OWNING.

Own your PSA.

Tell us which tools you want to replace, and we'll show you what you'd save.

See how much you can save