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For small clients, HighLevel feels like a great fit. The friction starts when I try to support larger or more complex accounts. I bump into limits around deep customization and complex workflows, and I worry when I read that bigger companies may outgrow it compared to tools like Salesforce. I also feel nervous about deploying snapshots or advanced setups because I cannot easily preview or manage them the way I would like, and I do not want to rebuild work for each client. If you serve bigger or more custom clients, how are you working within HighLevel’s structure, or deciding when a client has simply outgrown it?

Using HighLevel for email and text is a big part of my service, so I get nervous when the underlying tech feels shaky. I worry about my email reputation because of shared infrastructure, and I find the SMS and phone setup more complex than I expected. Add in extra timelines and rules for A2P and it starts to feel like one wrong move could get a client’s messages throttled or blocked. I end up spending hours researching compliance and delivery, instead of confidently launching campaigns. For those running serious volume, how are you managing deliverability and compliance so you are not always worried about misfires or blocked numbers?

I rely on HighLevel to run client campaigns, so when things lag or behave strangely it instantly affects my day. I have had automations slow to a crawl, pages in the builder take ages to load, and random glitches in the app that make simple tasks take twice as long. I have also seen upgrades trigger odd behavior, so I end up rechecking automations I thought were already solid instead of focusing on strategy for my clients. When the dashboard hangs during a launch window, I am the one explaining delays and confusion to the client. Is anyone else building in “buffer time” around HighLevel’s quirks, and how are you handling reliability when you have hard client deadlines?