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# SMBs Swap Pricey SaaS Contracts for AI-Built Apps

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**Published:** July 8, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/smbs-swap-pricey-saas-contracts-for-ai-built-apps/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

For two decades, buying enterprise software meant accepting a vendor’s feature set, paying per seat and hiring specialists to manage the platform. For small businesses, that model often meant paying for capabilities they never used. AI coding tools are changing that calculation. Five startups and small companies with staff ranging from 20 to 70 people […] The post SMBs Swap Pricey SaaS Contracts for AI-Built Apps appeared first on PYMNTS.com.

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