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Decision tree titled Build vs Buy vs Connect. Five questions lead to four outcomes. If the process is common to most businesses like yours, buy a ready-made tool. If someone re-types the same information into two systems every week, connect the tools you already have. If you plan to sell the software to other businesses rather than only use it, build it as a product. If the way you do this is a reason customers choose you, build it. Otherwise, if buying would still cost less than building over three years at the size you plan to be, buy the tool; if not, build it.
Building software17 min read

Custom software development — when to build, and when to buy

Most businesses should buy their software, and the ones that should build it usually know exactly which part. Here is how to tell which you are, before anybody quotes you for anything.

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