Build vs. buy cost analysis for Cognyte Deal Approval Agent

3
4
₪50,000
500
Build internally

Engineering cost

₪600,000

Cost of delay

₪55,000

First-time build penalty (30%)

₪180,000

True total cost

₪835,000

Time to production

4 months

Cost comparison — build vs. partner

Internal build Partner with us

What Cognyte's engineers are actually for

Pulling 3 engineers off Cognyte's core investigative analytics product for 4 months means delayed features, delayed releases, and delayed revenue — in a competitive market where Cognyte's product is its moat. That's the real opportunity cost this analysis doesn't even fully capture.

You save approximately

₪719,500

by partnering instead of building internally