| White-label platform | Build your own | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first client | Days | Months |
| Upfront cost | Low | High engineering cost |
| Channels and API changes | Maintained by the platform | Yours to maintain |
| Multi-tenant security | Built in | Yours to build and audit |
| Billing, wallets, tax-ready invoices | Built in | Yours to build |
| Control over roadmap | Influence, not control | Full control |
Choose this if
White-label platform
- Your strength is clients and industry know-how
- You want recurring revenue soon
- You do not want to run infrastructure
Choose this if
Build your own
- The platform itself is your product
- You have a funded engineering team
- You need something no platform offers