About Local Business

Independent comparisons of CRM, POS, and scheduling software for real estate, retail, fitness, and home service businesses — pricing sourced from official pages, not guesswork.

What this site is

The Biz Shortlist compares CRM, point-of-sale and scheduling software for small businesses in real estate, retail, fitness and home services, with a focus on pricing and what each plan includes.

Where the facts come from

Plan names, prices and feature limits come from each vendor's official pricing and help pages. Each comparison table has a Verified column showing whether a figure was matched to an official page, and each article shows its last-updated date.

Software pricing changes often and many vendors quote custom prices, so treat figures as a snapshot and confirm with the vendor.

Editorial standards and market research

Our small business software research team reviews official vendor documentation, tier breakdowns, platform limits, and published merchant service terms to create standardized operational comparisons.

Each platform profile, transaction fee structure, and feature matrix is verified against primary developer documentation and updated regularly to help business owners make clear, informed software decisions.

Corrections

If a price or feature is wrong or out of date, email us with the page address. Corrections are made once we can match them to the vendor's page.

Business model

Some pages contain affiliate links. If you buy through one, the site may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The prices, plan limits and facts in our tables come from the providers' own pages, not from affiliate partners. Details are on the affiliate disclosure page.