In today’s composable world, teams face a critical decision: make the pieces work together—or build the platform themselves. On paper, the flexibility is liberating. In reality, it comes with trade-offs that hit engineering velocity, cost, and maintainability.

In this episode, we break down the models behind modern digital platforms:

✅ The true cost of "just integrating" SaaS and headless tools

✅ When PaaS simplifies operations—and when it limits you

✅ Why on-prem isn't dead, especially for control and cost at scale

✅ The illusion of no-code glue and the burden it shifts to developers

We’ll also explore how “build” doesn’t have to mean from scratch—and how smart reuse, automation, and runtime-level composition are changing the equation.

Whether you're scaling a commerce platform or rethinking your content stack, this episode gives you a clear lens on one of the most misunderstood choices in modern architecture.