Corridex vs Building In-House
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Build vs Buy Analysis
Honest comparison of engineering investment, time to market, and total cost
| Criterion | Corridex | Build in-house | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to pilot | Weeks | 9–18 months | Adapters + sandbox vs full stack build |
| Compliance evidence | Built-in artifacts | Bespoke implementation | Sanctions/PEP, case mgmt, evidence packs |
| Hiring needs | Integration-focused | 4–8 FTE ongoing | Platform eng, SRE, compliance eng |
| Feature velocity | Roadmap + SLAs | Competes with BAU | Vendor ships capabilities continuously |
| Peak scaling | Proven autoscale patterns | You must engineer | Active-active, load shedding |
| Real-time orchestration | Multi-rail out of box | Integrate each rail | RTP/SEPA/SWIFT/FPS adapters |
| Extensibility | SDKs, webhooks, events | Build frameworks | Per-tenant policy controls |
| Security baseline | SSO, KMS/HSM, pen tests | You must certify | SOC/ISO roadmap |
| 3-yr TCO | Predictable subscription | Infra + 4–8 FTE + audits | Include on-call + turnover risk |
| Opportunity cost | Teams build products | Teams build plumbing | Time to revenue vs platform work |
| Exit & portability | Data export, schemas | N/A | Export SLAs, documented models |
Strong capability
Partial or varies
Gap or high lift
The Hidden Costs of Building
4–8
Full-time engineers
Platform, SRE, compliance specialists needed ongoing
9–18
Months to MVP
Before your first real-time cross-border transaction
$2M+
3-year TCO
Engineering, infrastructure, certifications, and opportunity cost
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