When to Buy a Product vs Build Custom Software
A decision framework for buying packaged growth products versus investing in custom software engineering.
Wide product + services companies only win trust when they help you choose. Here is a simple framework for product vs custom build without the vendor theater.
Buy a product when
- The problem is common and the differentiation is in your offer, not the plumbing
- Speed-to-value beats owning every line of code
- You want operating use (content, SEO, pipeline) with clear playbooks
Build custom when
- The workflow is the moat
- Integrations, data, or UX are too specific for configuration
- Compliance, performance, or multi-tenant scale demand ownership
Sequence beats either/or
Many teams buy growth systems now and build proprietary product next, or the reverse. The mistake is buying everything at once because a catalog is large.
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