Build vs. buy
The longer you build, the more it costs.
Build vs. buy
The longer you build, the more it costs.
The real cost of building an in-house exposure management program isn't the engineers. It's the integration overhead, the maintenance debt, the tool sprawl, and the 18+ months before you're operational. Run the numbers.
What the numbers look like when you run them
A sample scenario – every organization's build cost is different. What doesn't vary: the cost of a breach, and every month your program isn't operational is one that risk goes unmanaged.
$2.94M
Estimated 3-year cost to build in-house (based on: 6 engineers, 18-month build, 15 integrations).
6.4 months
Time to break even on buying vs. building (based on typical inputs — your timeline will vary).
$4.88M
Global average cost of a data breach (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, 2024).
What your number means:
What your number means:
Most teams see this figure and assume it's a one-time investment. It isn't.
Build costs compound. Every new tool you add to your stack requires custom ingestion. Every team change means retraining. Every missed CVE means emergency triage. The number you just calculated isn't a budget line — it's a recurring commitment that grows with your environment.
The question isn't whether you can afford to build it. It's whether building it is the best use of your security investment — and whether you can afford to wait 18+ months to find out.
See how Brinqa compares.
