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Build vs Buy — Education
Weigh SaaS subscriptions against a custom build for Education — see the multi-year total cost of ownership and which path wins.
What this means for Education
- Three different LMS instances across departments because each dean picked their own; faculty waste hours toggling.
- Enrollment, advising, financial aid, and registrar systems do not share a single student record — every cross-functional question takes a week.
- Faculty hand-grade hundreds of submissions per term while complaining about workload; AI policy is 'don't use it' on paper and 'everyone uses it' in practice.
Where it pays to act
- Tutoring and homework copilots tied to course materials with academic-integrity guardrails.
- Admissions yield prediction and personalized outreach at the inquiry-to-enrolled funnel.
Adjust the inputs to match your Education context.
Total cost of ownership
SaaS total (3yr)
₹19.9 L
Custom build total
₹21.8 L
Difference (cheaper to buy)
₹1.89 L
Breakeven
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What this means
A hybrid path fits best.
For Education, the gap is ₹1.89 L over 3 years — close enough that a hybrid approach (buy core, build differentiating layers) often wins.
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