| Software Tool | Purpose | Price |
| ACT! SDK | Software Development Kit - utilities and functions to extend ACT! | Free |
| Sequitter Codebase | ACT!'s native database format and engine | $395 |
| Visual Studio - Microsoft | Visual Basic for script creation, and FoxPro for database manipulation | $549 |
Microsoft ODBC  |
Open Data Base Connectivity | Included |
| Microsoft SQL Server 7 | Universal Data Access, Utility for converting Btrieve to MSSQL | MCSP |
| ZedTek's ZTreeWin | Direct byte level file manipulation and checking. ICC database expert Damon Corners' recommended database utility |
$30 |
| Novell
BTrieve or Pervasive.SQL |
Database engine for Maximizer | $1,400 |
| TOTAL | Software for performing Maximizer-ACT! Conversion yourself | $1,668 |