Case Study

The CDP Disruptor

$79/Month vs. $1,500/Month — How PRJ-01 Undercuts Every Competitor While Offering More

$79/mo
Entry price
19×
Cheaper than LeadsPedia
8
Unique capabilities

The Story

The lead management and affiliate tracking industry is dominated by platforms charging $250–$1,500/month at entry, requiring setup fees of $500–$10,000, and often hiding pricing behind sales calls. PRJ-01 enters this market at $79/month with transparent self-serve pricing, $0 setup, and a feature set that includes capabilities none of the incumbents offer.

This isn't a stripped-down competitor. It's a Customer Data Platform (CDP) — not a point solution — combining lead lifecycle management, affiliate tracking, e-commerce transactions, identity resolution, audience segmentation, and revenue attribution in a single stack. 194,954 lines of code. 135 database tables. 616,543 leads processed in production.

The competitors are point solutions. PRJ-01 is the stack.


The Competitive Position

PRJ-01 is 19× cheaper than LeadsPedia at entry — while offering 8 capabilities no competitor provides at any price: identity resolution, lead enrichment, audience segmentation (26 personas), e-commerce transactions, funnel builder, subscription billing, platform credit economy, and lead-level revenue attribution.

The competitors solve 1–3 problems. PRJ-01 solves 10+.

Known gap: Call tracking. LeadsPedia and Phonexa both offer it. PRJ-01 does not. This is a known gap, not a hidden weakness.


The Honest Assessment

What's built: The product, the billing, the pricing, 9 subscription plans across 4 customer types, 5 revenue streams with built-in expansion mechanics (credit consumption, overage, tier upgrades, marketplace commissions, annual lock-in).

What's missing: Marketing site, customer-facing documentation, enterprise sales motion, test suite (documented as architecture debt). The product is production-ready. The go-to-market isn't.


Key Numbers

Metric Value
PRJ-01 entry price $79/mo
LeadsPedia entry price $1,500/mo
Price advantage (vs. LeadsPedia) 19× cheaper
Unique capabilities vs. all competitors 8
Known gaps vs. competitors 1 (call tracking)
Customer types supported 4
Subscription plans 9
Revenue streams 5
Production-tested leads 616,543
Build cost ~$20,000
Replacement value $780,000–$1,560,000

Build cost: ~$20,000. Replacement value: $780K–$1.56M. That's a 46×–93× multiple.


Why This Matters

The lead management and affiliate tracking market is a $2B+ industry dominated by platforms that charge $250–$1,500/month for point solutions. PRJ-01 enters as a CDP — broader scope, lower price, transparent self-serve access — with 8 capabilities no incumbent offers.

The pricing isn't a discount. It's a market entry strategy. At $79/month, PRJ-01 removes every barrier to switching: no sales calls, no setup fees, no minimum commitments, 7-day free trial. The expansion revenue comes later.

The competitors sell tools. PRJ-01 sells the stack.


Appendix A — Pricing Comparison

Platform Entry Mid Top
LeadsPedia $1,500/mo $2,500/mo Custom (annual)
TUNE $499/mo ~$599–$799/mo $275K/yr avg enterprise
Phonexa $250/mo + $500 setup $500/mo + $1K $1,000/mo + $2K setup
PRJ-01 $79/mo $199–$399/mo $499–$999/mo

Sources: LeadsPedia from leadspedia.com/pricing (Feb 2026). Phonexa from GetApp/Zoftware. TUNE from GetApp ($499 start), TrustRadius ($7K–$18K/yr), Vendr ($275K avg enterprise). Everflow does not publish pricing.

Appendix B — Feature Comparison

Capability LeadsPedia Phonexa TUNE Everflow PRJ-01
Lead ingestion & distribution Yes Yes Limited No Yes
Affiliate tracking & postbacks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Call tracking Yes Yes No No No
Identity resolution & dedup No No No No Yes
Lead enrichment (demographics, intent) No No No No Yes
Audience builder & persona segmentation No Limited No No Yes
E-commerce transactions No No No Limited Yes
Funnel builder (visual editor) No No No No Yes
Subscription billing & usage metering No No No No Yes
Platform credit economy No No No No Yes
CDP / unified lead profile No No No No Yes
Revenue attribution to lead level No No No No Yes

Appendix C — Replacement Cost Estimates

Approach Cost Range Timeline
US Mid-Market Agency $780,000–$1,560,000 12–18 months
Eastern European Agency $400,000–$800,000 12–18 months
Internal Team (5 people) $960,000–$1,440,000 12–18 months
COCOMO II model estimate $2,404,350–$3,900,000

Actual build cost: $16,800 sweep + $3,184 AI tooling = ~$20,000. One operator + AI + one contractor (10.7%) over 74 active days.


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