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feat: Add 'Build vs Buy in 2026' comprehensive guide (#980)
* feat: Add 'Build vs Buy in 2026' comprehensive guide
Adds third long-term blog post from Issue #868 covering build vs buy
decisions for infrastructure tooling.
Key sections:
- True cost formula (initial + maintenance + opportunity cost)
- 8 infrastructure categories analyzed (identity, CI/CD, observability,
secrets, feature flags, load balancing, messaging, IDPs)
- Decision framework flowchart
- Real-world scenarios (Series A/B/C with actual cost calculations)
- Common mistakes and when building actually makes sense
All pricing verified for 2026, math calculations validated, includes
OG images for social sharing.
* fix: Correct cost calculations in Scenario A and C
- Scenario A: K8s setup cost corrected from $100K-$150K to $67K-$100K
- Scenario C: Initial build cost corrected from $600K-$1M to $900K-$1.6M
- Scenario C: 3-year TCO corrected from $3.2M-$4M to $3.3M-$4.6M
- Updated cost multiplier claim from 2-3× to 2-4× (accurate)
All calculations now align with stated engineer-months and $16.7K/month rate.
* fix: Correct SaaS pricing for Auth0, GitLab CI, and HashiCorp Vault
- Auth0: Changed from $240-$2,400/year (10K-100K MAU) to $500-$5K/year (10K-25K MAU)
* Upper bound was 23× too low - 100K MAU actually costs ~$56K/year
* Adjusted range to reflect more accurate small-medium scale pricing
- GitLab CI: Fixed from $19-$99/user/year to $19-$99/user/MONTH
* Critical error - was off by 12×
* GitLab Premium/Ultimate are priced monthly, not annually
- HashiCorp Vault: Changed from "$0.03/hour per secret" to "$0.30-$2.50/hour per cluster"
* HCP Vault prices per cluster instance, not per secret
* Annual estimate ($15K-$40K) remains accurate
All other pricing claims remain verified as accurate.1 parent a17d61a commit 96789f2
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