{
  "tool_id": "build_vs_buy_decision_engine",
  "slug": "build-vs-buy-decision-engine",
  "path": "/build-vs-buy-decision-engine/",
  "mode": "engine_module",
  "usage": "Client-side calculator. Open https://aibizhub.io/build-vs-buy-decision-engine/ and fill in the inputs; results render in-browser. Also importable as ES module from https://aibizhub.io/engines/build-vs-buy-decision-engine.js — call compute(input) with the JSON shape below.",
  "methodology": "https://aibizhub.io/methodology/build-vs-buy-decision-engine/",
  "sample_input": {
    "tool": "build_vs_buy_decision_engine",
    "hourly_value": 100,
    "components": [
      {
        "name": "auth",
        "enabled": true,
        "time_to_build_hours": 40,
        "maintenance_hours_per_month": 4,
        "managed_service_cost": 25
      },
      {
        "name": "database",
        "enabled": true,
        "time_to_build_hours": 20,
        "maintenance_hours_per_month": 2,
        "managed_service_cost": 25
      }
    ]
  },
  "input_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "tool": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "hourly_value": {
        "type": "number"
      },
      "components": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "enabled": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "time_to_build_hours": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "maintenance_hours_per_month": {
              "type": "number"
            },
            "managed_service_cost": {
              "type": "number"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "name",
            "enabled",
            "time_to_build_hours",
            "maintenance_hours_per_month",
            "managed_service_cost"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "tool",
      "hourly_value",
      "components"
    ]
  },
  "output_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "components": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "buildCostOneTime": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "annualMaintenanceCost": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "annualBuildTotalCost": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "annualBuyCost": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "breakEvenMonths": {
              "type": "null"
            },
            "verdict": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "reasoning": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "totalBuildHours": {
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "totalAnnualBuildCost": {
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "totalAnnualBuyCost": {
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "annualSavings": {
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "overallVerdict": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "insight": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  }
}