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Two years later, they started [HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com/)(NYSE: HUBS). The company now has over 52,000 customers (including SHIFTPOINTS) in more than 100 countries. *HubSpot built an impressive ecosystem of add-on products.* The company started as a software-as-a-service (SAAS) application for marketing. They evolved into an integrated suite that includes customer relationship management (CRM), sales, service, and more. While only a few vendors offer what HubSpot calls the full “growth stack,” most customers require specialized add-on products to achieve their goals. Choosing the right add-on products is a mind-numbing task. This segment of the software market is massively crowded. In fact, there are over 6,000 software vendors building specialized marketing, sales, and service products. In addition, most customers require integrations between HubSpot and their other applications. To address the problem, HubSpot developed an ecosystem called HubSpot Connect. It includes a portfolio of certified add-on products and application programming interfaces (APIs). As a result, HubSpot now describes themselves as a “platform company.” They already boast over 200 software integrations with several new partners joining each month. 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