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SaaS vs custom software; Illustrative diagram; TecnoStack; 1 2 3 4 5 6; BUILD OR BUY; Buy, build or combine?; Start with requirements; Requirement; Buy SaaS; Build custom
Branching diagram: Requirement, Buy SaaS, Build custom. Connections: Requirement to Buy SaaS; Requirement to Build custom. Emphasis: Buy SaaS, Build custom.
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SaaS vs custom software; Illustrative diagram; TecnoStack; 1 2 3 4 5 6; 01; Test real scenarios; Use permitted sample data; Scenarios; Vendor trial; Workarounds; Fit evidence
Flow: Scenarios, Vendor trial, Workarounds, Fit evidence. Connections: Scenarios to Vendor trial; Vendor trial to Workarounds; Workarounds to Fit evidence. Emphasis: Workarounds.
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SaaS vs custom software; Illustrative diagram; TecnoStack; 1 2 3 4 5 6; 02; Assign every responsibility; Check written commitments; Responsibility; Vendor; Your team; Partner
Network: Responsibility, Vendor, Your team, Partner. Connections: Responsibility to Vendor; Responsibility to Your team; Responsibility to Partner. Emphasis: Responsibility.
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SaaS vs custom software; Illustrative diagram; TecnoStack; 1 2 3 4 5 6; 03; Map data locations and transfers; Hosting alone is not compliance; Data flows; Hosting / processors; Legal review
Sequence: Data flows, Hosting / processors, Legal review. Connections: Data flows to Hosting / processors; Hosting / processors to Legal review. Emphasis: Legal review.
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SaaS vs custom software; Illustrative diagram; TecnoStack; 1 2 3 4 5 6; 04; Compare total lifecycle cost; Use one period and realistic assumptions; Integrations; Running costs; Roadmap control; Exit plan
Comparison without scores: Integrations, Running costs, Roadmap control, Exit plan. Emphasis: Exit plan.
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SaaS vs custom software; Illustrative diagram; TecnoStack; 1 2 3 4 5 6; TECNOSTACK; Record the decision; Mandatory requirements come first; Evidence; Buy; Build; Combine; tecnostack.com
Branching diagram: Evidence, Buy, Build, Combine. Connections: Evidence to Buy; Evidence to Build; Evidence to Combine. Emphasis: Evidence.
A silent 30-second explainer with on-screen text: test fit with your own scenarios, write down who is responsible for what, map where data lives and moves, price the whole life including the exit, and let the answers choose buy, build or both. No vendor prices; not legal advice.
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