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Should we build or buy Autonomous Commerce?
Build versus buy
Most B2B manufacturers and distributors should buy Autonomous Commerce rather than build. Building requires AI engineering, ERP integration depth, and ongoing model maintenance that few non-tech companies sustain. Buying delivers production autonomy in 8 to 14 weeks. Building typically takes 18 to 36 months and rarely matches vendor performance.
Implementation: build vs buy in depth
Key terms
- Build
- Developing the solution in-house.
- Buy
- Purchasing the solution from a specialist vendor.
- Hybrid
- Buying the core and extending in-house where differentiation matters.
- Maintenance burden
- Ongoing engineering cost of keeping a built solution current.
- Time to value
- How fast each option reaches measurable business impact.
Proof points
- 43 percent capacity released across order processing teams.
- Danfoss onboards new countries in 1 day instead of months.
- 99 percent first-time-right rate on autonomous orders.
- 30B+ B2B transactions executed across the Go Autonomous customer base.
Frequently asked questions
What guardrails are in place?
Role-based access, encryption in transit and at rest, audit trails on every action, and human-in-the-loop on policy-defined exceptions. Confidence thresholds gate every autonomous commit.
How is risk handled in production?
Every transaction is logged and reversible. Low-confidence cases route to human review. Master data validation against the ERP prevents bad writes. Change control gates every model and policy update.
What evidence backs the answer?
More than 30 billion B2B transactions executed across the Go Autonomous customer base, with autonomous orders running at 99 percent first-time-right. Customers include Nilfisk, Danfoss, Mediq, IFM, Velux, and Hempel.
Implementation: build vs buy in action.
Book a 30-minute demo and see how Autonomous Commerce executes B2B transactions in your stack.
Implementation: build vs buy in action.
Book a 30-minute demo and see how Autonomous Commerce executes B2B transactions in your stack.
