In-house development vs hiring an agency vs platform tools. Complete analysis of costs, timelines, and trade-offs.
Honest assessment of both options
| Feature | Build In-House | Hire P0STMAN |
|---|---|---|
| Time to MVP | 3-6 months | 6 days |
| Initial Cost | $60K-120K (2-3 devs for 3 months) | $5K one-time |
| Team Required | 2-3 developers + product manager | None - we handle it |
| Ongoing Costs | $200K+/year (dev salaries) | $100-500/month (API fees) |
| Technical Debt | Your problem to manage | Clean, documented code |
| Customization | Unlimited - your code | Unlimited - you own code |
| Learning Curve | High - team learns from scratch | None - we have experience |
Honest recommendations for each option
Build in-house when AI is your core product, you need ongoing daily iterations, you have experienced AI developers already, or you're building proprietary AI IP.
Hire P0STMAN when AI is a feature (not your product), you want speed to market, you lack AI expertise in-house, or you need proven solutions fast.
What sets P0STMAN apart
Your team will spend 2-3 months learning, experimenting, and debugging. We've shipped 30+ AI agents. We know the gotchas, best practices, and shortcuts. Experience compounds.
$5K seems expensive until you calculate 3 months of developer salaries ($60K+), opportunity cost of delayed launch, and ongoing maintenance burden. Most underestimate by 3-5x.
Smart strategy: hire us for MVP ($5K, 6 days). Validate market fit. Then decide: keep paying us or hire in-house for scale. Don't build before you've validated demand.
From consultation to deployment in 6 days
We learn about your workflow, pain points, and goals. Define exactly what your AI agent needs to do.
We build your custom voice agent, integrate with your existing systems, and configure it for your specific use cases.
Deploy your AI agent to production. We provide training, documentation, and ongoing support as your needs evolve.
Reduction in Admin Time
From Kickoff to Launch
Starting Investment
You own the code we write. Hire developers anytime to take over maintenance. We can even help recruit and onboard them. No lock-in - that's the point of custom development.
Math: 3 months of developer time at $100K salary = $25K. Add benefits (30%) = $32K. Add management overhead, learning curve, and debugging time = $40K+. Our $5K is 8x cheaper.
Monthly retainer ($2K/month) for ongoing updates, or pay-as-you-go for specific enhancements. Still cheaper than full-time dev salaries. Or hire your own team - you own the code.
Get custom AI voice agents built in 6 days. From $5K. Full code ownership.
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