Grant argues that spending more on no-code tools makes sense when they save hundreds in developer costs. Focus on tools that deliver the biggest productivity gains for your industry, not on saving $30 versus $70 a month.
The fundamental economics you know, Grant, is you're spending a dollar more on tools so you can save $100 on labor. That is because you're not hiring the technical professionals to go build your software bespoke for you. Or if you yourself are technical, then you're not spending your time on that project because you get to move faster as a result of using these tools. For me, this means that almost all the tools are great deals. I don't know how Grant sees this, right? Because even the ones that are like twice as good as MetaSurf, between 50x and 100x, or between 100x and 200x. Looking for the tool that's going to provide you the greatest assistance and allow you to move the fastest is going to be the way that really produces the maximum value of your controls. So when I'm looking at these tools, I look for the ones that are targeted by sector, industry, or competitor. Looking for trying to save money by picking $30 a month versus $70 a month is, to my mind, a bad trade. Focus on that which can save you the most time and money.
