{"id":3895,"date":"2021-01-07T16:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T14:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2023-03-29T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:46:19","slug":"buy-build-which-should-you-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/buy-build-which-should-you-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy vs build. Which should you choose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"suits\">\n    <p>Organizations often find themselves in the situation to choose between building versus buying software. This\n        digital-driven era made companies constantly pendulate between this choice, to find the best approach, which\n        would make them deliver what their stakeholders need.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>While developing a purpose-built solution in-house seems like the best way to take on a specific business\n        challenge, that means the company needs to have a disproportionate allocation of its resources &#8211; budget and\n        employees &#8211; to create, implement and maintain.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>In many situations choosing <a href=\"\/blog\/top-development-partner-2020-clutch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a reputable external company<\/a> to deploy an already proven solution may help companies\n        to have a faster product or service on the market. It also covers the need for support throughout its life\n        cycle.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        To build, or not to build\n    <\/h2>\n    <p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gartner<\/a> IT spending worldwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020-07-13-gartner-says-worldwide-it-spending-to-decline-7-point-3-percent-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will grow to 4%<\/a>, reaching 3.8 trillion $ in 2021, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020-07-13-gartner-says-worldwide-it-spending-to-decline-7-point-3-percent-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7.3% decrease in 2020<\/a> and it seems that companies will still favor buying a ready-to-use\n        software solution than to build it. Buying a solution is great for companies that experience challenges that\n        keep them from delivering a fast service or product on the market.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>If you found yourself in a constant debate on which approach is best for your company we present you four key\n        factors that should guide you to your answer and thus making a decision for long term growth:\n    <\/p>\n    <ul class=\"blue-checkbox\">\n        <li>Cost<\/li>\n        <li>Control<\/li>\n        <li>Connectivity<\/li>\n        <li>Maintenance<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        #1 Cost\n    <\/h2>\n    <p>Any business will choose the most cost-effective and efficient solution for their problems. The power of IT\n        projects developed by the company&#8217;s employees stands in deciding how much it&#8217;s spent on development. The thing\n        is internal IT projects have a talent for taking longer than it was foreseen, thus costing more than estimated.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>Even though at the beginning of the project your budget seems stable, an in-house IT team most of the time does\n        not possess the necessary skills or know-how, nor the tools, to face unseen developing problems that will surely\n        arise. This is shown in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/businessjournal\/152429\/cost-bad-project-management.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gallup&#8217;s<\/a> study which reveals that one in six internal IT projects have an overrun of\n        200% in costs and 70% in the time.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>It&#8217;s true, buying software or building with an outsourced team may have higher costs initially, but it&#8217;s an\n        expense you know upfront. This will help you keep costs under control and outweighs the unpredictability that\n        comes with developing software in-house.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        #2 Control\n    <\/h2>\n    <p>One of the most appealing things about building in-house is that it can be created after its specific needs. But\n        that also means the company will always be dependent on the developers that made it.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>It happens more than it should that companies be left with unusable code because the developers who made the\n        solution are no longer within that company. This raises the maintenance cost of hiring new developers to rebuild\n        the codebase from scratch.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>Buying software or building the solution you want with an outsourced team gives you total control over the\n        functionalities. At the same time, the company can focus on being more agile without worrying about\n        technicalities.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        #3 Connectivity\n    <\/h2>\n    <p>Every company has its own ecosystem of apps that must be compatible with others outside the company. Building\n        your own IT solution can help to ensure these connections will be made. There is only one catch &#8211; your team\n        should also be capable of putting together multiple, smaller solutions.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>Chances are there is already a more advanced and comprehensive solution on the market. Some commercial software\n        solutions can also act as an extension of your existing ecosystem, rather than a complete rewrite of the\n        architecture which your IT team has built.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        #4 Maintenance\n    <\/h2>\n    <p>Building software guarantees that you do not have to rely on an external team to create new features or upgrades.\n        Yet, many internal teams do not have the same availability or skills as an external team when dealing with\n        complex architectures.<\/p>\n    <p>From multi-tenancy to data regulation, an experienced team armed with best practices and the latest industry\n        trends and analysis will generally be well-positioned to handle any project applications.<\/p>\n        <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        How can Roweb help\n    <\/h2>\n    <p>\n        Roweb is a trusted partner ranked in<a href=\"\/blog\/overview-2020-roweb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Top 1000 Service Providers for 2020 and Top Development Partner by Clutch<\/a>.\n        We\n        couldnt have been part of this exclusive lists without having answers for the question \u201eBuy vs build. Which\n        one?\u201d\n    <\/p>\n    <p><b>If you are looking to buy&#8230;\n        <\/b><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12 visible-xs\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"746\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image.png\" alt=\"overview 2020 Roweb\" class=\"wp-image-3670 simple-no-border\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image.png 746w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image-624x502.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12 cs-section-text\" style=\"margin-top: 5%;\">\n            <p><b>&#8230;an extended digital-only solution for restaurants and small businesses<\/b>. We\u2019ve developed a <a href=\"\/online-delivery-restaurant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complete digital solutions<\/a> for delivery,\n                online\n                sales\/reservations\/orders &amp; marketing. A <a href=\"\/small-business-solutions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">similar\n                    solution<\/a> can also be used for other small businesses (butchery, fishery, bakery, winery,\n                grocery,\n                sweetshop)\n                that can migrate their main sales activities online.\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hidden-xs\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"746\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image.png\" alt=\"overview 2020 Roweb\" class=\"wp-image-3670 simple-no-border\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image.png 746w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/header-image-624x502.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/real-estate-marketplace-2.png\" alt=\" technology trends 2021 by industry\" class=\"wp-image-3711 simple-no-border\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/real-estate-marketplace-2.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/real-estate-marketplace-2-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/real-estate-marketplace-2-624x519.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12 cs-section-text\" style=\"margin-top: 5%;\">\n            <p>&#8230;a <b>prototype-based multi-vendor marketplace platform<\/b> &#8211; We\u2019ve created a <a href=\"\/real-estate-marketplace-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">customized multi-vendor marketplace\n                    platform<\/a> for Real Estate that integrates the most useful real estate features (custom filters,\n                smart\n                matchings, push notifications, market trends &amp; analytics. etc.). The prototype can be adapted for\n                (almost)\n                every\n                business\/industry.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12 visible-xs\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"522\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/delivery-app.png\" alt=\"overview 2020 Roweb\" class=\"wp-image-3672 simple-no-border img-center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/delivery-app.png 522w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/delivery-app-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12 cs-section-text\" style=\"margin-top: 10%;\">\n            <p>&#8230;<b>a DELIVERY APP<\/b> (Ordering and Transportation App) &#8211; an <a href=\"\/transportation-app-development.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online sales app<\/a> that can be\n                successfully adapted to various companies (from small\n                businesses to large ones) and industries (retail, restaurants and pubs, courier services, etc.) <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hidden-xs\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"522\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/delivery-app.png\" alt=\"overview 2020 Roweb\" class=\"wp-image-3672 simple-no-border img-center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/delivery-app.png 522w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/delivery-app-284x300.png 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"470\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/taxi-app.png\" alt=\"overview 2020 Roweb\" class=\"wp-image-3673 simple-no-border img-center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/taxi-app.png 470w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/taxi-app-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12 cs-section-text\" style=\"margin-top: 10%;\">\n            <p>&#8230;<b>a TAXI APP <\/b>We have created a <a href=\"\/taxi-app-development.html\" target=\"\/taxi-app-development.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prototype APP for online taxi<\/a> booking developed with several\n                dynamic\n                features (for both Drivers and Clients). The APP can respond fast to the early adoption needs and can be\n                customized\n                fast according to the customer\u2019s specific requests.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12 visible-xs\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11.png\" alt=\"financial technologies\" class=\"wp-image-3563 simple-no-border\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11-624x702.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-12 cs-section-text\" style=\"margin-top: 15%;\">\n            <p>&#8230;one of the first collaborative, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/shared-pockets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the most user-friendly and customizable\n                    budgeting\n                    app currently on the market<\/a>.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hidden-xs\">\n            <figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11.png\" alt=\"financial technologies\" class=\"wp-image-3563 simple-no-border\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11.png 770w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/www.roweb.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-11-624x702.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"blue-info image-pc\" style=\"width: 100%!important;\">\n        <div class=\"col-lg-10 col-md-12\">\n            <p class=\"white-block\"><b>Find out more about us, our clients and the projects we have developed<\/b>\n            <\/p>\n            <p>\n                <a class=\"contact-us\" href=\"\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                    DISCOVER OUR PORTFOLIO\n                <\/a>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p><b>If you are looking to build<\/b>, we are more than 130 developers and we can <a href=\"\/services\/dedicated-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> offer you a complete team<\/a> of experienced developers or a dedicated pool of developers\n        with\n        more than ten years of experience in Roweb only, with the appropriate technical capabilities for your particular\n        needs.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>You can save time on the whole hiring process and office expenses, and more. You will benefit from the experience\n        of\n        more than 18 years of being on the market, with teams that developed from the company&#8217;s beginning and are\n        specialized in industries like: recruiting &amp; HR, real estate, retail &amp; e-commerce, tourism &amp; hospitality,\n        charity,\n        and non-profits, associations, insurance, financial services, IT equipment trading\/reclaiming, transport and\n        logistics, e-health, to name a few.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>Its easy to start a new project with us.<a href=\"\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Contact us here<\/a> and sends us all the details regarding your business\n        needs.\n        We will contact you as soon as possible with a brief and a cost (if the information you send us are complete).\n    <\/p>\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"header-with-badget\">\n        Before sending us your details some things you might want to know about us:\n    <\/h2>\n   \n   \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE USE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/dotnet.png\" alt=\".net icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/php.png\" alt=\".php icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/apple.png\" alt=\"apple icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/android.png\" alt=\"android icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/react.png\" alt=\"react icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/java.png\" alt=\"java icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/angular.png\" alt=\"angular icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"logo\" src=\"\/images\/new_design\/blog\/articles\/logo\/node.png\" alt=\"node icon\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-sm-6 col-12\">\n        <p><strong>METHODOLOGIES<\/strong><\/p>\n        <ul class=\"blue-checkbox\">\n            <li>Agile<\/li>\n            <li>Scrum<\/li>\n            <li>Kanban<\/li>\n            <li>Waterfall<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-sm-6 col-12\">\n        <p><strong>ROLES WE PROVIDE<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n        <ul class=\"blue-checkbox\">\n            <li>Project managers<\/li>\n            <li>Business analysts<\/li>\n            <li>Developers<\/li>\n            <li>Q&amp;A specialists<\/li>\n            <li>Scrum masters<\/li>\n            <li>UX Designers<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"suits\">\n <p class=\"red-simple-label \">\n        <a class=\"contact-us\" href=\"\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get in touch with us<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organizations often find themselves in the situation to choose between building versus buying software. 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