Build vs. Buy: Save Time and Scale Faster with Captain Data

Build vs Buy Captain Data

Captain Data lets you scale faster, save resources, and focus on your product by offering pre-built, maintenance-free APIs—no need to build in-house, so your team can stay focused on innovation.

The Hidden Costs of Building In-House

Building Isn’t Just Coding—It’s Time, Money, and Risk

The Hidden Costs of Building In-House

Building integrations from scratch drains your engineering team’s time, adds complexity, and delays your product’s launch. Meanwhile, competitors using pre-built solutions move faster, leaving you to manage maintenance and scaling challenges.

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Massive Engineering Burden: Developing, testing, and maintaining integrations distracts your engineering team from core product innovation.

Maintenance and Scale Challenges: Managing LinkedIn automations, scaling millions of data points, and building smart limits require deep expertise, detracting from your product focus.

Longer Time-to-Market: Competitors who leverage pre-built solutions are able to move faster, releasing new features while you’re still building infrastructure.

Why Build with Captain Data?

Focus on Core Products Without Sacrificing Speed, Scale, or Reliability

Unlock Speed, Scale, and Reliability with Captain Data

Captain Data’s maintenance-free APIs give you access to 30+ data sources, enabling seamless integration and scalability. With expert guidance and built-in tools, you can automate workflows and scale effortlessly, keeping your focus on product innovation without compromising speed or reliability.

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Maintenance-Free APIs: Access 30+ data sources including LinkedIn and Google Maps, without the burden of ongoing maintenance, while unlocking real-time intent data signals that drive better engagement and smarter targeting.

API Toolkit Built for Developers: With a single API, synchronize users, automate workflows, and integrate Captain Data’s features seamlessly into your SaaS.

Scalability Built In: Enjoy smart limits, dedicated IPs, and bulk data handling to prevent blockages and ensure scalability across millions of data rows.

Expert Guidance: Architect your solution with support from Captain Data’s team of experts to accelerate the release of production-ready software, ensuring a smoother and faster go-to-market process.

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Choosing Buy Over Build

Focus on Growth Like Aptiv.io, Clay, HumanLinker, and Zeliq, Who Bring Products to Market Faster.

Accelerate Growth with Captain Data's Proven Solutions

Skip the complexities of in-house development and scale with predictable costs. Trusted by companies like Zeliq and Clay, Captain Data’s ready-to-use automations help you bring products to market faster, allowing you to focus on growth and innovation.

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Predictable Costs: Scale your SaaS or AI agents with confidence, knowing exactly what your API usage will cost, thanks to Captain Data’s at-cost pricing model.

Proven Impact: Companies like Zeliq, HumanLinker, and Clay leveraged Captain Data’s API toolkit to deploy millions of automated actions at scale, drastically cutting development time and focusing on growth.

Ready-to-Use Automations: Captain Data offers 100+ pre-configured automation actions through APIs, enabling seamless integration into your existing tech stack.

Personalized Support and Flexible Pricing

Scale with Confidence and Flexibility

Our experts are by your side to make API integration effortless, ensuring all your data is ready to go.

Save hundreds of thousands of dollars in development resources, allowing you to focus on core product features.

Guaranteed response time of under 2 hours.

World-class automation expertise recognized by the best SaaS and revenue operations teams.

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Compliant with AICPA SOC for Service Organizations

GDPR

Compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation

Make Partner

Captain Data is a certified Make Technology Partner.

Flexible Pricing and Dedicated Support for Seamless Scaling

Captain Data offers tailored pricing and 1:1 expert collaboration to ensure a smooth, flexible ramp-up. With personalized engineering support, you can confidently scale your solution without the upfront pressure, focusing on a successful go-to-market strategy.

Tailored Ramp-Up Period: Enjoy an adjusted pricing model for the first 3-6 months, allowing your team to scale up at your own pace without upfront pressure.

1:1 Expert Collaboration: Benefit from direct access to our engineering team with dedicated office hours to guide your architecture and ensure a smooth deployment.

Flexible Engineering Support: We partner with you to build the right solution, ensuring your go-to-market strategy succeeds with minimal technical friction.