AXLR8 FastTrack alternative: what it costs, and when to build your own
AXLR8 FastTrack is a cloud CRM sold in Australia, made up of modules for sales, marketing, service and invoicing. It publishes no prices: listing sites say it is priced per feature and quoted by the vendor, with no free trial. For a business built around a sales pipeline it can be the right tool. For one whose work is operational, such as supplying staff to events, it can mean paying for a CRM while much of the work is still done by hand. Here is what is known about the cost, when it fits, and when a custom system is cheaper.
- Category:
- Cloud CRM for sales, service and invoicing
- Priced:
- by quote
- Prices checked:
- 25 October 2026
The short answer
- AXLR8 FastTrack publishes no prices: listing sites say it is priced per feature and quoted by the vendor, with no free trial.
- The three-year cost therefore depends on your modules and your quote; ask AXLR8 for one in writing, including renewal terms.
- It fits a business whose work centres on a sales pipeline, service requests and invoices, and which wants a CRM rather than a build.
- It fits less well when the core of the work is operational, such as rostering workers to shifts, and the CRM holds only part of it.
- We replaced AXLR8 for a London event-staffing agency with a one-off custom platform that now runs for under US$100 a month.
AXLR8 FastTrack over three years, against a custom build
AXLR8 publishes no prices. Listing sites say FastTrack is priced per feature and quoted by the vendor, with no free trial, so the cost depends on the modules you take; ask AXLR8 directly for a written quote. We could not confirm the vendor's own pricing page, so the link below goes to its Capterra listing.
Swipe the table to see 10 and 20 users →
| Three years, list prices | 5 users | 10 users | 20 users |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXLR8 FastTrack All modulesQuote only | Quote | Quote | Quote |
| Custom build (Skofi)US$2,000 to US$5,000 once, depending on scope, then under US$100 a month | US$5,600–8,600 | US$5,600–8,600 | US$5,600–8,600 |
When AXLR8 FastTrack is the right choice
- Your business runs on a sales pipeline, service requests and invoices, and FastTrack's modules cover them.
- You want to pay for the modules you use, quoted for your business.
- You would rather adopt a supported product than specify and own your own system.
- Businesses like yours already use it: ask AXLR8 for references in your sector before you commit.
When teams outgrow it
- The core of your work is operational, such as workers, shifts and bookings, and the CRM holds only part of it.
- Onboarding, compliance checks or client paperwork are done by hand alongside the CRM.
- Each process you add means another module on the quote, or another spreadsheet beside it.
- Office staff, workers and clients each need to see different parts of the same data.
We replaced AXLR8 FastTrack for a client
The Hospitality Company
A London staffing agency, founded in 2011, that supplies vetted event and venue teams to 5-star hotels, stadiums and caterers. Several office staff used AXLR8 FastTrack, a CRM sold in Australia, while much of the work around it was done by hand. We replaced it with one custom platform, a one-off build: a back office for the agency, a staff app for its workers and a read-only portal for the venues it supplies. It now runs for under US$100 a month, where the CRM had cost thousands of dollars a year.
What does AXLR8 FastTrack cost over three years?
We cannot say, and neither can anyone outside a sales conversation. As reported on 25 October 2026, AXLR8 publishes no prices; listing sites say FastTrack is priced per feature and quoted by the vendor, with no free trial. So the cost table shows a quote rather than a number. To compare it fairly, ask AXLR8 for a written quote that covers:
- Each module you would use, and its price.
- Whether the price changes with the number of users.
- Any set-up, training or data migration fees.
- The contract length and how renewals are priced.
A custom system costs US$2,000 to US$5,000 once and under US$100 a month to run, a three-year ceiling of US$5,600 to US$8,600 at any team size. We quote in US dollars, so convert your quote before comparing. If FastTrack over three years comes to less than that and it fits how you work, it is the cheaper choice and you should keep it.
When is AXLR8 FastTrack the right choice?
FastTrack is a CRM: it is built around customers, the sales pipeline, service requests and invoices, sold as modules so you take the parts you need. If that is the centre of your business, a supported product is usually better value than building one. Ask for references from businesses like yours.
Where do teams outgrow it?
The strain shows when the work at the centre of the business is not a sales pipeline. A staffing agency, for example, runs on workers, shifts and rules: who is allowed to work, how many hours they may do, what they are owed, and what paperwork the client receives. A CRM can record the clients and the bookings, but the rest tends to happen in spreadsheets, email and memory beside it.
That was the position of the London agency we built for. Onboarding was chased by hand, right-to-work checks were a person with a browser and a spreadsheet, and client paperwork was assembled after each event. The platform that replaced the CRM covers recruitment, right-to-work, rostering, check-in, pay and client paperwork over one database, and exports payroll as a CSV. It is live with the agency's office, its workers and the hotels and venues it supplies. The agency is in the UK while FastTrack is sold in Australia; if you are outside Australia too, ask AXLR8 about support hours and where your data is hosted.
What does a custom operations system include?
- One database for the records your business runs on, whether workers and shifts or jobs and customers.
- Rules enforced in the database, such as who may work and weekly hour caps, so no screen can skip them.
- Separate apps for office staff, workers and clients, each seeing only what it should.
- Paperwork and exports produced from the record, such as client documents and payroll files.
- Connections to the accounting or payroll package you already use.
What it does not include is a ready-made sales and marketing suite. If FastTrack's sales and marketing modules are what you use, keep them, or connect them to the system that runs operations.
Three ways forward from AXLR8 FastTrack
Stay on AXLR8, and trim the quote
If FastTrack fits how you sell and serve customers, keep it and review the modules before renewal: list what each person actually uses and ask AXLR8 to requote without the rest. Where the gap is one process, an integration or a small automation may close it for less than a replacement.
Switch to another CRM
Many other CRMs publish per-user prices, which makes them easier to compare. If your business is mostly a sales pipeline, price two or three at your real headcount. If it is mostly operations, any CRM may have the same fit problem.
Build the system your operation runs on
When the work is workers, shifts, compliance and paperwork rather than a pipeline, a custom system can hold all of it in one database, with each group seeing only what it should. A one-off US$2,000 to US$5,000 build, then under US$100 a month to run, with no per-user fees.
Questions about AXLR8 FastTrack
AXLR8 publishes no prices. As reported on 25 October 2026, listing sites say FastTrack is priced per feature and quoted by the vendor. Ask AXLR8 for a written quote covering each module, users, set-up fees and renewal terms.
Listing sites say there is no free trial. Ask AXLR8 what evaluation it offers, and for references from businesses like yours, before you commit.
It depends on your quote. A custom build has a three-year ceiling of US$5,600 to US$8,600, including running costs and with no per-user fees. If your FastTrack quote over three years is below that and the product fits, keep it. For the agency we built for, the CRM had cost thousands of dollars a year.
Often, yes, and if the sales modules work for you that can be the cheaper route. The aim is that a won client becomes a booking without retyping. Whether FastTrack connects easily depends on what it exposes, so ask AXLR8 about its integrations.
Sources
- AXLR8 FastTrack (Capterra)
- AXLR8 FastTrack (Software Advice Australia)
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