Read them all. I didn't cut a word.

A $27,212.50 custom development project was successfully delivered to a client with Seedly as the foundational building block, about 60 hours of development time (which is not needed for 90% of people that are just looking for a CRM, but we customized Seedly to be an AI powered operating system) and $200-300 of Claude Code credits

Yes, this review is long and not your "normal review". Even though I'm an early buyer, I wanted to wait until I had time to put Seedly and the team behind it, through the fire a bit and let my initial excitement of the purchase wear off. It's real and hopefully will help someone with a decision. And Andrew himself will tell some of you that the decision should be to NOT by Seedly if you're not a good fit.

In my opinion, Andrew has over delivered. As an early buyer, he shipped more updates than were promised and makes himself regularly available during weekly group calls or via private message. While you in no way need to be a technical, you have to be willing to learn some ai coding fundamentals and not be looking for a "push button" no effort solutions. I'll break down my pros and cons later in this review.

Backstory: We had a client referred to us whose needs we originally thought could be served using our white label GHL crm. After better understanding their needs even the usual GHL hacks and customizations weren't going to cut it. I've worked with contract developers, but hadn't fully committed to hiring an on staff developer, but as most know the end of 2025/beginning of 2026 with Opus 4.5/4.6 software development as we know it took a turn. We built the first version of the client deliverable via Google Appscripts because the client in deeply integrated in the Google Workspace ecosystem. It was satisfactory until the situation arrived where we needed multiple locations with various users levels and permissions where Google Apprscripts limitations became apparent. The success of the first deliverable created demand and needs that couldn't be fulfilled the same way. And there was a time crunch to deliver the new platform in the shortest amount of time possible.

We had already begun custom coding the operating system scratch, but the timeline pressure forced us to consider other options. And that's what led us to Seedly. The codebase was well documented and AI Agent friendly and security has been taken as a foundational component, not an afterthought as in many "vibe coded" products. It's not perfect, but neither is your favorite investor backed software option on the market. But the beauty of owning the source code is you can tweak or change whatever you don't like to create your version of perfect.

I hadn't originally planned on moving clients from any of the GHL accounts that I own or help manage, but after the experience with the custom project I originally purchased Seedly for, I'm going to build a more traditional CRM version as Seedly was originally intended and begin transitioning as many as possible.

Pros: Ownership and complete control. Don't have to be a software developer and it's no as hard "experts" want you to think it is to scare you away. The creator is using this product to serve his own clients. He's not just a "seller of software". AI Agent friendly codebase which makes a difference when you plan to have AI assist your development. Human friendly codebase if you want to have a human developer or contractor code or do any security audits on your behalf. Access to support.

Cons: You don't just "log in" and you're ready to go. More responsibility on you (but the issues with other vendors were still ultimately on me, I just didn't have any control). If you're not technical, you'll have to learn a few new skills. The owner is sometimes referred to as "mean" online because he's opinionated and doesn't always deliver his feelings with the highest form of people skills (in my experience he means well, will help you when you need and wants to do things right. And I'm not overly sensitive).

Bottom Line: If you're ready for more control, to actually customize your own software platform (as I think looking at Seedly as just a crm is a bit limiting) and to embrace what I believe is the future of development, you should check Seedly out. The time and money you'll save even if you just use portions of the code base I think makes it worth it. And if you're concerned about "but how will you handle scaling", the code structure can manage it and by the time that would be close to an issue for you, you'll have plenty of money to hire human developers to help you with that.

Seedly has been a game changer for our agency and clients. The ability to customize to the specific needs and functionality we need is immeasurably valuable. We've spent thousands on a similar software that wouldn't allow us to customize anything which overwhelmed our clients and ultimately made them churn.

Seedly not only allows a better system out of the gate but the ability to make it your own is what separates you from the competition and in today's market sustain and continue to grow your business. Thanks Andrew for an awesome product!

I bought Seedly to stop renting a CRM and own my stack. It's deployed on my own infrastructure with a real client running on it.

Out of the box it's much deeper than I expected: calendars with availability and round-robin, a visual workflow automation builder, invoicing and estimates with Stripe Connect, forms, pipelines, contacts and conversations, telephony with a dialer and call logging, client portals, and proper multi-tenant sub-accounts with roles and permissions. Most of what I assumed I'd be building was already there.

The real test was what happened when I needed something it didn't have. My client runs a phone tree (press 1 for service, ring the on-call tech, take a voicemail if nobody answers) and needs the missed calls to trigger follow-up automations. That doesn't ship. So we built it into the existing workflow builder, and the codebase made that far easier than it had any right to be: clear structure, sensible boundaries, and comments that explain why something works the way it does rather than restating the code. When we needed a new calendar type for how they actually dispatch technicians, same story, it slotted in without touching what was already working.

There's a substantial test suite too, which matters when you're modifying someone else's code and want to know what you broke.

It's not no-code and doesn't pretend to be. You need to be able to build. But if you can, you're not waiting on anyone's roadmap. When my client needed something, we shipped it that week.

This CRM platform is a lot easier to use than the other ones I've tried. It already has all the important features but not a bunch of extra things to make it confusing.

If you purchase the full CRM, not just a sub account, you get the entire code base. So, you can just use Claude to add features or customize it any way you want.

I may be one of the more unique users for Andrew's Seedly CRM because I have a couple developers on staff, and we had been toying around with the idea of replacing GoHighLevel for our agency and our clients for a while. So when Andrew started selling this, along with the Seedly sites, it kind of seemed too good to be true.

I went through the demo, and I thought this was an incredible starting point, significantly better than a normal boilerplate and really getting us 95% of the way to GoHighLevel. We purchased this around the end of July, and getting into the CRM, our developers have had a blast building everything out and switching over all of our accounts. It has really been something great just because we can customize it with no end of limitations on what we're able to do with the source code.

I would 100% say this is legit. Everything is set up in a really easy way if you are not a developer, even just pointing your AI at things. I'm not a developer myself, and I was actually the one who initially set up everything before handing it to my dev team and asking, "Hey, can you build this?" But even if you do have some technical knowledge, what you're able to build on top of it and integrate with everything is just very impressive.

We're excited that we are in our very last month of paying for a GoHighLevel subscription.

Thank god we finally have an app that replaces GHL without all the vibe coded bloat. Andrew (the developer) did a great job and has always provided support. Thank you!

Own your tech! No longer held hostage to features and unwanted downtimes at the most inconvenient time. Buy once, cry once

Seedly is great for owning your own CRM and being able to resell it to your customers. Being able to fully customize everything is fantastic. The code is well documented and has plenty of help steps along the way that make setup and installation much simpler than they would otherwise be.

I'm very excited to save lots of money on my CRM subscription and not have to fork over tons of money every single month to a CRM that does what it wants to do instead of focusing on the core, which is a CRM. I'm very excited to be able to have control over that with my Seedly setup.

I was looking to build my own software so I could eventually migrate from HighLevel. And then along came Seedly CRM, which had exactly the foundation I needed to support the features I wanted. It has been awesome. I have been very happy with my purchase.

Before I purchased this codebase, I had never heard of this Andrew Lee Jenkins guy. So buying something from someone I did not know was a bit of a leap of faith. Would he actually deliver what he said he would? I've been pleasantly surprised: Andrew has been fair, and sometimes more than fair, in his interactions I've seen with prospects and customers (including me).

I have been able to add in several new integrations that are particular (more or less) to my business. I won't say "easily" add them in, because creating software that's easy to use, bug-free, and actually works the way you want it to is not an easy task. And that's exactly where the value lies in Seedly CRM.

I thank God I found Seedly CRM when I did. I saved a ton of time and work. And I'm using a far better software platform than I would have if I had done it by myself. Highly recommended.

Seedly is awesome. It is 100% worth the investment. I have been building it out to my preferences and it runs so smooth.

I am a long time GHL user and while I love a lot of the software and capabilities, there are limitations and bugs that just don't make sense for a company that size. Support is a nightmare. With Seedly, I am the support. I am my own headache or genius. Absolutely recommend to anyone who wants to be able to create the build of their dreams without starting from scratch.

Andrew did an amazing job!

The reason I love Seedly is ownership, because you own the codebase instead of renting and watching the provider change things constantly.

The hard part is already done, with calendars, phone systems, and all the core CRM nuts and bolts pre-built and cohesive instead of a bunch of parts bolted onto each other. Build on top of it or run it as-is, but either way you own it and you skip the dozens of hours of setup.

A true masterpiece of software that has a completely different model. You buy it, you own it, you have full control of it.

One of the best around! Seedly not only frees you from the conglomerates that are massive CRM companies but gives you the ability to be free and customize your system the way YOU WANT IT.

Andrew has created a tool that grows with you and doesn't lock you into anything you don't want.

If you're looking for a way to get into managing your data, sending emails, booking appointments, tracking leads, and more then you need to check it out asap!

I've used tons of softwares, and one problem I've consistently dealt with is how limiting it is. With Seedly, it's given me the option to do whatever I want! It's expertly packaged, which makes it easy to work and build with. I'm not too technical myself, so the ease of use for this is why I recommend it to even beginners.

This is the only CRM you'll ever need or use, and it's yours. Amazing.

One of the best built platforms I have used. Switched from go high level, less bugs more functions. Very well designed, completely worth the money.

Andrew knows his stuff and has built an amazing software. Not only a solution for any business, but built with the end user truly in mind.

Seedly is a great way to get a head start on building your own CRM vs starting from scratch!

I love being able to add features an customize the CRM to fit my needs.