The true cost of your tool
Licences, seats, add-ons, and the workarounds it forces, added up over a realistic horizon
Still paying for a tool that stopped fitting?
We work out what your off-the-shelf SaaS is really costing you, and whether a tailor-made replacement would pay for itself. If it would, we build it.
What is the Build-vs-Buy Assessment?
It's a short, focused piece of work that puts real numbers behind a decision most companies make on gut feel: keep paying for an off-the-shelf tool, or replace it with something built for you. We look at what you're paying, how well the tool fits, and what a custom build would cost to make and run. You come away with a clear business case and an honest recommendation, even when that recommendation is to keep what you have.
What you walk away with
You'll know exactly what your tool costs, what replacing it costs, and which way the maths falls.
An honest fit assessment
Where the tool serves you well, and where you're bending your process to match it.
A build-and-run estimate
What a tailor-made replacement would take to build, and to keep running, over the same horizon.
A clear recommendation
Build, keep, or somewhere in between, with the numbers to back it.
The tool that no longer fits
What starts as a quick fix becomes a yearly bill and a pile of workarounds. You end up shaping the team around the software, instead of the other way around.
We start with the numbers
Before anyone talks about building, we work out what your current tool really costs and how well it fits, so the decision rests on facts, not instinct.
Built for you, and yours to keep
If the case stacks up, our teams build the replacement and run it with you, shaped around your process and free of per-seat costs that climb. Image: a build/dev team shot.
When it's worth a look
Your licence bill climbs every year, whether you use more of the tool or not.
Half the team has a workaround for something the tool won't do.
You're paying per seat for features almost nobody opens.
The one thing you really need is the one thing it can't do.
You're stitching together three tools to do one job.
Your data is locked in a format you can't easily get out.
Three steps, one clear answer
- Step 01
We gather the facts
Your current tool, what it costs, and how your team really uses it.
- Step 02
We do the maths
A side-by-side of buying versus building, over a realistic time frame.
- Step 03
We give you the case
A recommendation you can take to your team, with the reasoning laid out.
Why run it with us?
We build custom software for a living, so our estimates come from real delivery rather than guesswork, and why, if you decide to build, the same people can take it from first requirement to a system in production. And because this assessment can just as easily end in "keep what you have," you get a straight answer instead of a sales pitch. If a build doesn't pay off, we'll say so.
Find out what your SaaS is really costing you.
Start with the numbers. We'll tell you whether a custom build is worth it, and if it is, we can build it.
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