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GUIDE / BUILD VERSUS BUY

Build or buy workflow software?

You have three options: buy existing software, connect the tools you already have, or commission a custom system. Veltrex can help with any of them, including telling you when custom development is the wrong choice.

THREE OPTIONS, AND HOW WE HELP WITH EACH

OPTION 01

Buy existing software

Your process matches how the industry already works and a product covers most of what you need.

Upfront cost
Lowest
Time to launch
Days to weeks
Ownership
You rent access

How Veltrex helps

  • Map your requirements before you shortlist
  • Compare vendors against your real workflow
  • Set up, migrate data, and train your team
OPTION 02

Connect the tools you have

Your tools each do their job, but people move information between them by hand.

Upfront cost
Moderate
Time to launch
Weeks
Ownership
You own the connections

How Veltrex helps

  • Find the handoffs worth automating
  • Build and monitor the integrations
  • Route exceptions to the right person
OPTION 03

Commission a custom system

Your process has rules, checks, or approvals no product handles, and it matters to the business.

Upfront cost
Highest
Time to launch
Weeks to months, in stages
Ownership
Set in the agreement

How Veltrex helps

  • Scope a first release with a fixed price
  • Design, build, and test it with your team
  • Launch and support it after go-live

DECISION CHECKLIST

Custom development makes sense when most of these are true.

  • You have evaluated existing products and they miss requirements that matter
  • Staff spend significant time moving data between systems by hand
  • The process includes rules, checks, or approvals specific to your business
  • You need control over your data, permissions, or audit trail
  • Subscription costs for the alternatives grow faster than your team
  • Someone in your business can own the system and its priorities
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NEXT STEP

Not sure which option fits?

On a discovery call we will tell you if existing software would serve you better.

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