Enterprise software is the cornerstone of many modern businesses, and choosing the right one can be a multi-million-dollar decision that decides the future of your business for years and decades to come. So, what type of enterprise software should you choose? Should you go with one of the off-the-shelf, time-tested big names out there or should you invest in a bespoke solution for your company?
Both choices are viable, and both choices have their strengths and weaknesses. In this article, we’ll focus on the benefits of bespoke enterprise software. There are significant advantages if you choose to go with a bespoke solution, and you should be well aware of them before making the final decision.
#1 Competitive Advantage
Off-the-shelf software has a few advantages, and foremost among them is that it has a far larger budget because it caters to general market needs. The companies that design off-the-shelf software can afford to invest far more in it.
This advantage is also a significant disadvantage because it means that off-the-shelf software is designed with generalized uses in mind, and it also means that other companies will be able to have access to the same software. These two disadvantages make it hard to truly attain a competitive advantage if you rely on off-the-shelf solutions.
This is where bespoke enterprise solutions come in. These are specifically designed to cater to your business’s needs. They can be designed, refined, and optimized to leverage and optimize your business processes. They can become an integral part of your business operations and result in amazing productivity increases. That’s why large companies almost always invest in bespoke enterprise solutions.
#2 Scalability and Flexibility
As we mentioned above, off-the-shelf enterprise solutions are designed for general use cases. That’s the core of the business model for these types of software. That’s why these types of software will rarely if ever, give you the flexibility that bespoke software solutions can afford you.
If your business operations are unique, if you are trying to innovate, and if you’re trying to create a market for a specific service or product, you’ll likely operate in niches that many of the mainstream enterprise solutions don’t cater to. Instead of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, you should consider contacting a dedicated development team to create a bespoke enterprise solution for your needs.
#3 Cost
Although bespoke enterprise solutions have the reputation of being costly and expensive, this is far from the whole picture. The reality is that, yes, upfront, you’ll pay more for a bespoke solution. But you shouldn’t look at this as ‘cost’ merely, but as an investment in the future of your company.
Because bespoke software solutions are generally fit-for-purpose and more effective. They generally contain less bloat and are less costly to maintain. They’re generally more flexible and scalable. These qualities all add up to make a bespoke enterprise solution the ideal choice if you care about minimizing long-term costs to your business.
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