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Q: Is the comparison biased in favor of Vantegrate?

No. You enter the managed solution investment and the result shows whatever comes out. If self-service suits you better, the tool will say so.

Q: What does opportunity cost mean here?

The channel sales that keep slipping away while the solution is not up and running. You can set it to zero if you prefer to compare direct costs only.

Q: What does Vantegrate do with my data?

We use your details to send you the report and Vantegrate updates, which you can stop anytime. The result on screen is still free and requires no sign-up.

Add your team's hours, the maintenance and the months until it works. Compare the real total cost of the first year.

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Self-service

You buy the box with panels, screws and a 47-step manual. You do the work.

Managed

The carpenter takes the measurements and delivers the furniture installed and working.

Preloaded values are editable references. The formula is in plain sight. The result comes from your data, not from promises.

CurrencyChanges the format only; it does not convert values.

Example scenario: the preloaded values are an editable starting point, not market averages. Replace them with yours.

Self-service

The platform your team builds.

Monthly subscriptioneditable reference

Internal implementation hourseditable reference

Internal team hourly costeditable reference

Months to full operationeditable reference

Monthly maintenance hourseditable reference

Managed

The solution a vendor delivers.

Estimated monthly investment

No preloaded prices: the person comparing enters this figure.

Internal validation hourseditable reference

The team validates, it doesn't build.

Weeks to go-liveeditable reference

Opportunity cost

The sales at stake while the solution is not up and running. It applies equally to both columns.

Monthly sales at stake during setupeditable reference

Share actually lost while it is not workingeditable reference

Self-service, year 1 TCO

$16,800

Subscription (12 months)$2,400
Internal hours$2,000
Maintenance (12 months)$2,400
Opportunity cost$10,000

Managed, year 1 TCO

Enter your estimated budget to compare

No preloaded prices: the managed investment is your own figure.

How do we calculate this?

opportunitySS   = salesAtStake x monthsDelaySS x lossFactor
opportunityMgd  = salesAtStake x (weeksMgd / 4.33) x lossFactor
tcoSS           = feeSS x 12 + implHours x internalHourlyCost + maintHours x 12 x internalHourlyCost + opportunitySS
tcoMgd          = feeMgd x 12 + validationHours x internalHourlyCost + opportunityMgd

With your current data

Self-service subscription: $200
Implementation hours: 100
Internal hourly cost: $20
Months to full operation: 4
Maintenance hours/month: 10
Managed monthly investment: $0
Validation hours: 15
Weeks to go-live: 5
Monthly sales at stake: $5,000
Share that is lost: 50%

The result is an estimated potential based on your data, not a promise of results.

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About this tool

What the Self-Service vs Managed Solution Comparison compares

The subscription price is the visible part of the cost: the cheap tool gets expensive when your own team has to configure it, maintain it and live with its errors.

Total cost of ownership, not list price

The comparison calculates the first-year total cost of ownership (TCO) of both options. For self-service it adds the subscription, internal hours for setup and tuning, ongoing maintenance and the sales at stake while the system is not yet working well; for the managed option it adds the service and the minimum coordination hours.

The loss factor during ramp-up is applied symmetrically in both columns, with the length of each ramp as the difference. The assumptions are editable and the formula is published.

When each option makes sense

The result does not always favor the managed solution: with a technical team available and simple processes, self-service can win. The comparison shows the break-even point for your numbers and pairs it with a qualitative table of what each model includes.

The downloadable PDF includes the full breakdown and the side-by-side table, ready for an informed buying decision.

Frequently asked questions

Is the comparison biased in favor of Vantegrate?

No. You enter the managed solution investment and the result shows whatever comes out. If self-service suits you better, the tool will say so.

What does opportunity cost mean here?

The channel sales that keep slipping away while the solution is not up and running. You can set it to zero if you prefer to compare direct costs only.

What does Vantegrate do with my data?

We use your details to send you the report and Vantegrate updates, which you can stop anytime. The result on screen is still free and requires no sign-up.