Software-as-a-Service promised to eliminate IT overhead. In reality, mid-market companies now pay $4,000 to $18,000 monthly for a disjointed constellation of SaaS tools that don't speak to each other.
The Hidden Cost of 'Integration by Human'
Every time an operator downloads a CSV from Stripe to manually match it against a Google Sheet, and then re-types the customer info into an ERP, your business pays an invisible tax in human error, fatigue, and latency.
Deterministic Pipelines vs. Per-Seat SaaS
A custom TypeScript and AI pipeline running on modern serverless infrastructure costs pennies per million executions, never gets tired, and operates with mathematical determinism. Best of all: you own 100% of the intellectual property forever.