Consider, for example, the difference between investing a million dollars in creating the world's greatest word procesing software vs. investing the same million in creating software for the writing of movie scripts. Assume word processing software has a market potential of reaching 10 million people, whereas there may only be a 10,000 people in the world that need software to write movie scripts. Assume, 10% market penetration and you would need to sell the word processor for $1 each or the script writer for $1,000 each just to recover your investment. Now it gets real interesting. The features of a word processor include almost all the same features that the script writer does. And by using a little technical savy (macros, for example), script writing features are readily added. As a budding scriptwriter, which do you buy? Or better yet, what if it were possible to pay as you go through a subscription service and avoid large capital expenditures?
It really depends on your organizations size, the result you want, the timetable and your own drive to focus on the goal that will truly define the real cost.
Our solutions are guaranteed to be a fraction of the industry average. When you talk directly with us, we can be more specific. But, we think you will be surprised at what Edulytics can do for colleges and universities by starting with a "word processor" instead of a "script writer" world view.
Adding in the rental of software through a services subscription and what could be more affordable?