🔧 Custom Software vs Off-the-Shelf: Real 5-Year Costs

Metric
Value




faster data processing with custom software (IDC research)
67%


of SaaS licenses go unused (Flexera 2024)
32%


average cost to switch vendors (TechRepublic)
$2.1M




custom software vs off-the-shelf is the core decision for any data-heavy application: you either prioritize real-time concurrency (Node.js) or deep data processing...