A CRM for Fertilizer Trading Employees
PROJECT OVERVIEW
What this app does
An internal CRM for a large-scale fertilizer trader, designed for its 5,000 employees and integrated with the company's ERP. Employees can manage customer records and interaction history while customer information is synchronized with the ERP.
As an employee, I want to browse and search customer records so that I can find the customer I need to work with.
As an employee, I want to create a customer record and synchronize its details with the ERP so that customer information is available across both systems.
As an employee, I want to update customer details and synchronize the changes with the ERP so that the CRM and ERP remain aligned.
As an employee, I want to record an interaction with a customer so that the team has a history of customer activity.
As an employee, I want to review a customer's details and interaction history so that I can understand the relationship before following up.
The following user counts are projected totals after one year of growth
5000
employees
The trader's registered employees who use the internal CRM to find and maintain customer records and interaction history.
COST BREAKDOWN
How your requirements become a plan and a price
Momen doesn't give a vague quote: it first sizes the project's actual demand for each capability and resource, then costs each item out. The numbers in the 'Project demand' column below — their scale assumptions and derivations — are detailed in Scale & sizing
Minimum viable plan
BASIC
Production CRM requires ERP synchronization workflows and ongoing publishing.
See the capability-by-capability assessment ▾
PROJECT DEMAND
ALLOWANCE PROVIDED (COMPOSITION)
AI points add-on
x 0
0 points
not purchased
(plan/kit 1.0M points)
No requirement
$ 0
Outbound data transfer add-on
x 0
0 B/mo
not purchased
(plan/kit 2.00 GB/mo)
No requirement
$ 0
Object storage
add-on
x 0
0 B
not purchased
(plan/kit 2.00 GB)
No requirement
$ 0
Database storage add-on
x 1
432.57 MB
10GB × 1/year, amortized monthly
(plan/kit 200.00 MB + add-on +232.57 MB)
Add-on fills +232.57 MB gap beyond plan/kit
$ 8.33
single-tenant kit
x 0
1 req/s
not purchased
(plan/kit 5 req/s)
Covered by plan/kit (margin ~400%)
$ 0
Basic
x 1
Basic is the minimum viable plan
Basic
(Plan tier: BASIC)
See minimum viable plan above
$ 39
plan + add-ons · usage-based · no development cost
WHY MOMEN
Your options for this project
In the table below, the 'monthly infrastructure' for the self-built / AI routes is derived from the AWS list prices shown below, sized against this project's actual usage. Figures cover infrastructure and operations only — AI usage is billed separately and excluded here, so they don't match the $47.33/mo all-in above.
Current usage sizing
AWS list pricing
0.00 GB (first 100GB free)
Internet egress → 0
0.00 GB-month
S3 Standard → 0
0.43 GB-month
RDS gp3 storage → 0.05
2 × db.m6g.large (Multi-AZ) × 730h
RDS PostgreSQL db.m6g.large → 232.14
2 × t4g.large × 730h
EC2 t4g.large → 98.11
Total ≈ $330.3 / mo
Pure cloud resources
DEVELOPMENT COST
MONTHLY CLOUD INFRA ($/MO)
MONTHLY TOTAL (INFRA + OPS, EXCL. AI USAGE)
Traditional outsourcing / build in-house
about $130,000 - $190,000
≈ $330
Based on the AWS estimate above
≈ $2,330
Infra $330 + ops ~$2,000
4-6 months
5 / 5
Vibe Coding
about $14,000 - $22,000
≈ $330
Based on the AWS estimate above
≈ $1,830
Infra $330 + ops ~$1,500
hours
5 / 5
AI full-stack generation
about $6,000 - $10,000
≈ $330
Based on the AWS estimate above
≈ $1,830
Infra $330 + ops ~$1,500
hours
3 / 5
Off-the-shelf SaaS / vertical solution
$0
N/A
Priced per seat, not by cloud infra
≈ $16,000+
Per-seat pricing, tens of thousands of users
days
1 / 5
Momen
Recommended
$0
$47
All-in: egress / storage / auto-scaling; excludes AI usage
$47
hours
5 / 5
Servers, databases, traffic and storage are inherent infrastructure costs for this project — you pay them whether you outsource, use Cursor or Lovable, or build it yourself (self-built runs ≈ $330.3/mo at AWS list prices, often more), on top of the dev and ops staff you'd need to hire. Momen bundles all of it into $0/mo all-in and removes the need for an ops team.
The frontend can be generated with AI tools (Cursor, Lovable, etc.); the hard part is the backend — auth, database, scaling, data security and ops. Momen delivers a production-grade backend as a BaaS: keep the vibe-coding speed on the frontend, while the backend runs on proven infrastructure — reliable, with no self-hosting or ops.
SCALE & SIZING
What scale this estimate assumes, and how the numbers are derived
Cost depends heavily on usage volume. First see the key assumptions and business scenarios this estimate uses, then the full calculation derived from each scenario for every resource — all adjustable to your real situation
We assume the stated 5,000 employees are the complete registered-user pool for this internal CRM, because the product is described as serving the trader's workforce rather than the public or external businesses. If the CRM is later opened to additional partner or customer accounts, the registered pool can be adjusted.
We assume this is a new internal CRM product without a stated launch with a full pre-existing dataset, so its records build over time rather than being fully loaded on day one. A standard linear-growth SaaS assumption is appropriate for estimating the equivalent operating period; if the launch includes a full pre-existing customer dataset, this can be adjusted.
Routine CRM Workday
Routine CRM Workday
22
times/month
0.09 req/s
Peak load
We assume CRM use is spread across ordinary employee work rather than concentrated by an external signal such as a class bell or ticket release. This scenario covers the broad eight-hour workday window, so its duration is 28,800 seconds and it occurs on typical weekdays, estimated at 22 times per month. The purposes are separated into customer creation, customer-detail maintenance, and interaction logging because each has a different intended write action and user participation level. If employees also use the CRM regularly on weekends or in a shorter daily peak, the timing and frequency can be adjusted.
Main impact: Peak Concurrency
The scenarios above set the assumptions for each resource; below is the full calculation derived from them. Click to expand each item.
DEVELOPMENT SCOPE
How this app works
What exactly does this budget support? Broken down by business scenario, showing the pages, data tables, automation flows and AI assistant behind each one
An employee finds a customer, reviews the record and interaction history, updates customer details, or records a new interaction.
Customer Directory Page
employees
create_customer_sync
An employee browses CRM customers and creates a new customer record that is synchronized with the ERP.
Customer Directory Page
employees
create_customer_sync
page
data_table
action_flow
Customer Detail Page
A customer's CRM details and interaction history, with actions to update the record or add an interaction.
Customer Create Page
A form for entering a customer record and starting its ERP synchronization.
Customer Directory Page
A searchable directory of CRM customer records for employees.
FAQ
What you might want to know about this project
The Q&A below is generated by AI based on this project's type, features and scale
Does this design include customer files or attachments?
Which CRM and ERP capabilities are included?
What mainly affects usage for a CRM serving 5,000 employees?
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