We were recently asked by a client to build a relatively simple feature - wouldn’t have taken us more than a week. After taking a deeper look at existing servi

We were recently asked by a client to build a relatively simple feature - wouldn’t have taken us more than a week. After taking a deeper look at existing services we noted they were all surprisingly expensive - and in the same bracket. Turned out access to a particular API and ensuring the process and output of the service would be legally inadmissible were the real cost, and we actually wouldn’t be able to compete with the existing services. Not saying don’t go for it, just make sure you understand that the cost may not be the problem on the surface.