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Discussion on: Do I build or buy an API?

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Arnaud Dagnelies

Buying is generally cheaper and faster to obtain. Building is expensive, takes time and requires long term maintenance. I guess there are three cases worth it though: you need something slightly different, you have high "volume", it's a niche market milking cows. Also, you can start with the first while building a replacement if you think it's worth it.