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title: Build vs Buy Making The Case for Off The Shelf Procurement Software
url: https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/build-vs-buy-making-the-case-for-off-the-shelf-procurement-software/
updated: 2025-10-06T05:30:13Z
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## GUIDES & REPORTS

# Build vs Buy: Making The Case for Off-The-Shelf Procurement Software

In any organisation with a sizeable IT function, making a case for software investment to help transform [procurement](https://www.medius.com/solutions/medius-procurement-solutions/ "Medius Procurement Solutions") and finance processes inevitably needs to address the question of whether to build that software in-house or to use a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system.

This white paper presents the case for best-practice COTS software adoption, look into the question of why procurement executives should recommend COTS software over home-grown solutions, highlighting the business benefits, including:

- Easier, faster to implement and highly flexible
- Lower initial costs
- Future proofed, with updates deployed regularly
- Lower overall risk
- Less reliance on IT resource availability

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