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Build vs. buy part II: ROI comparison between homegrown and pre-built solutions

What's this blog post about?

A comparison of ROI between homegrown and pre-built solutions for high-growth startups reveals a staggering difference. The total cost of ownership, revenue impact, and ROI are analyzed over a three-year timeline. Infrastructure development, feature expansion, maintenance, and onboarding costs are calculated for both build and buy scenarios. The results show that the ROI for a homegrown solution is 9%, while it's 1,954% for a pre-built one (WorkOS). This indicates that using WorkOS can lead to faster time to market, immediate scalability, and proven reliability, allowing organizations to focus on their core products.

Company
WorkOS

Date published
Aug. 22, 2024

Author(s)
Min Kim

Word count
2595

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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