Is bespoke software more expensive than off the shelf?

There is a common misconception that bespoke software is more expensive than off the shelf solutions, thus, this can prevent people from looking further into their options. This is indeed a misconception and bespoke software can often be more cost effective than off the shelf solutions.

With bespoke software, you are paying only for what you need and nothing that you don't. This in and of itself, can make it more cost effective than off the shelf solutions where you are likely paying for software that does some of what you want but not everything and similarly, it offers features and functionality that just isn't relevant to your business and so, you will never use those features yet still pay for them.

Another way bespoke software can be more cost effective than off the shelf is that once the software is built, it belongs to you. There are no on-going, monthly subscription costs, you can have as many users as you like and the software is yours to market and use as you wish - it is not for the masses but for your companies specific requirements only.

Because you will own the source code once the software is built, you can expand and change it to fit with your changing business requirements whenever you wish. This will allow you to meet client demand much quicker than having to wait for an off the shelf provider to implement functionality you specifically require if they do so at all.

Bespoke software is also beneficial in that because it has been built to your exact specification and to overcome specific issues/challenges you are facing, productivity and efficiency in operations in increased. More often than not, through automation of tasks, less errors happen which ultimately means less cost to your business.

 

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