The 200-dollar tool doesn't cost 200 dollars
Add your team's hours, the maintenance and the months until it works. Compare the real total cost of the first year.
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.
Self-service
The platform your team builds.
Managed
The solution a vendor delivers.
No preloaded prices: the person comparing enters this figure.
The team validates, it doesn't build.
Opportunity cost
The sales at stake while the solution is not up and running. It applies equally to both columns.
Self-service, year 1 TCO
US$ 16,800
- Subscription (12 months)US$ 2,400
- Internal hoursUS$ 2,000
- Maintenance (12 months)US$ 2,400
- Opportunity costUS$ 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
- US$ 200
- Implementation hours
- 100
- Internal hourly cost
- US$ 20
- Months to full operation
- 4
- Maintenance hours/month
- 10
- Managed monthly investment
- US$ 0
- Validation hours
- 15
- Weeks to go-live
- 5
- Monthly sales at stake
- US$ 5,000
- Share that is lost
- 50%
The result is an estimated potential based on your data, not a promise of results.
Send this link to whoever signs off on the budget.
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?
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?
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?
What does Vantegrate do with my data?
We only use your details to follow up on your report and to contact you if you ask. You can unsubscribe whenever you want.
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