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A UK business park at dusk with a small telecoms engineer's van parked beside an open street cabinet, fibre cable coiled nearby, warm office window light in the low-rise building behind, cool blue eve

Gamma, Zen Internet or BT Business for multi-site leased lines and call failover

UK multi-site businesses choosing a leased line and call failover supplier ahead of the 31 January 2027 PSTN switch-off should weigh Gamma's site-to-site call rerouting against Zen and BT's 4G backup models, since pricing is broadly similar once SLAs are matched. Zen publishes a starting price of £48 a month, while Gamma and BT Business quote only after a site survey, and Gamma is sold mainly through accredited resellers rather than direct.

Kate Bennett 30 September 2026

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Cin7 Core, Brightpearl or Linnworks for a Growing UK Multichannel Retailer

Cin7 Core is the only one of three leading inventory platforms with a published price, starting at $349 a month, while Brightpearl and Linnworks are quote-only with implementation fees independent reporting puts as high as five figures. A UK retailer should compare the full first-year cost, not the headline subscription, before choosing.

Kate Bennett 30 September 2026

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Katana, Unleashed or Fishbowl for a small UK manufacturer moving off spreadsheets

Katana, Unleashed and Fishbowl all advertise entry prices that exclude the manufacturing tools a small maker actually needs, whether that is a paid add-on or an entirely separate product line. Once bills of materials and work orders are included, true monthly costs run from about £318 to £435 or more, well above the headline figures.

Andrew McLean 30 September 2026

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ResDiary vs SevenRooms vs OpenTable for a UK Restaurant

ResDiary publishes UK prices of £109 to £295 a month with no per-cover commission, while OpenTable and SevenRooms are both quote-only in the UK, charging a per-cover marketplace fee and no per-cover fee respectively. The article compares their pricing, add-ons and contract terms for a small independent restaurant currently taking bookings by phone.

Daniel Thomas 30 September 2026

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Grafana Cloud, Datadog or New Relic for a UK SaaS startup counting every host and gigabyte

Grafana Cloud, Datadog and New Relic meter observability spend in different ways, so the cheapest option depends on whether a UK SaaS startup is short of hosts, data volume or engineers. Verified vendor pricing shows Grafana Cloud's flat $19 platform fee usually wins for small teams, while Datadog's per-host and per-APM-host charges and New Relic's per-seat model overtake it as headcount or tracing needs grow.

Kate Bennett 30 September 2026

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FreeAgent, QuickBooks or Sage for the New £30,000 Making Tax Digital Threshold

The Making Tax Digital for Income Tax threshold drops to £30,000 from 6 April 2027, pulling in an estimated 700,000 more sole traders and landlords who must now file quarterly through HMRC-recognised software. FreeAgent, QuickBooks Sole Trader Plus and Sage Sole Trader all qualify, but differ sharply on price, free routes via NatWest or Mettle, and how they handle combined self-employment and rental income.

Andrew McLean 30 September 2026

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Druva vs Keepit vs HYCU for UK Microsoft 365 backup

None of Druva, Keepit or HYCU publish a UK per-user price for Microsoft 365 backup, so a mid-market IT manager needs a written quote from each. HYCU is the only one with a published UK starting price, from £5,000 to £7,500 a year for its broader Starter Bundle, while the wider market runs roughly £1.50 to £6.50 per user per month.

Andrew McLean 30 September 2026

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Where Should Your Practice Move Now BTCSoftware Is Leaving Tax Filing

BTCSoftware is being retired in stages between the 2025/26 tax year and 31 March 2027, and its publisher is offering existing customers a free, no re-entry switch to BrightTax. Practices that instead choose TaxCalc or IRIS Elements pay a new subscription on top and must handle client data migration themselves.

Daniel Thomas 30 September 2026

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Reapit, Street.co.uk or Rex Software for a small UK estate agency CRM switch

Reapit, Street.co.uk and Rex Software all require a demo call before naming a price for their estate agency CRM, confirmed by checking each vendor's own site on 29 September 2026. A one or two branch UK agency should use a published-price alternative as a cost anchor, and check Client Money Protection and AML compliance survive the switch.

Kate Bennett 30 September 2026

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How Redbrick, Osprey and Proclaim Charge for Conveyancing Case Management

Redbrick Solutions, Osprey Approach and Access Legal Proclaim charge UK conveyancing firms in three different ways: a per-matter transaction fee, a published per-licence monthly fee, and an undisclosed quote-only price. A small firm should match its own caseload volatility to the charging shape before asking for numbers.

Andrew McLean 30 September 2026

How UK companies should control employee-built Copilot Studio agents

UK companies should control employee-built Copilot Studio agents through approved environments, restricted access and accountable owners. This guide sets out practical release checks, spending controls and recovery steps for small and mid-sized businesses.

Kate Bennett 30 September 2026

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What ChatGPT Enterprise UK data residency actually covers

ChatGPT Enterprise UK data residency covers in-scope content stored at rest for supported features, rather than every processing activity. UK buyers should obtain written confirmation of inference locations, integration terms and exclusions against their intended workflows.

Andrew McLean 30 September 2026