Five inputs, a 36-month side-by-side comparison, discounted at 8% per year. We don't always recommend building; sometimes buying is the right call. The numbers will tell you.
Roughly. We'll use this to estimate build duration.
Salaries, taxes, benefits, tools, allocated overhead. USD per month for the whole team.
For reference, a typical US three-engineer team blended cost lands around $45k to $70k / month.
If buying is faster, the time difference becomes part of the opportunity cost.
The deals you'd close, the churn you'd avoid, the costs you'd save. USD per month. Zero is fine if there's no measurable revenue tied to this.
The realistic list price including any per-seat or per-volume costs.
We assume a one-off integration cost of ~10% of the build cost on top of the subscription.
Fill in the steps to see your 36-month comparison.
| Cost line | Build | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| Initial build / integration | -- | -- |
| Run / subscription × 36 | -- | -- |
| Opportunity cost while waiting | -- | -- |
| Discounted total (NPV, 8%) | -- | -- |
We discount future monthly cash flows at 8% per year, compounded monthly. Build is mostly upfront; buy is spread out.
We'll send the 36-month model with assumptions, a chart, and a one-paragraph plain-English recommendation you can share.
Send us your scope or hop on a free 30-minute call. We'll plug in honest numbers and walk through the trade-offs with you.