Comparison

Productera vs In-House Team

Hiring takes 3–6 months. Onboarding takes another 3. A product engineering partner ships in week one.

Productera

Pre-built, cross-functional team ready to ship. Flexible engagement — scale up for launches, scale down between sprints.

In-House Team

Full-time employees with deep product immersion. Best when you have consistent workload and budget for full salaries + benefits.

Factor

Productera

In-House

Ramp-up time under 2 weeks

No recruiting, HR, or benefits overhead

Scale up or down by sprint

Cross-functional team from day one (FE, BE, QA, DevOps)

ISO 27001 certified processes

Deep product context over years

Full-time dedication to one product

Direct management control

Office presence

Works in your timezone

When to choose what

Build in-house when

You have a consistent, full-time workload for 12+ months. You can afford the full cost of hiring (salary, benefits, equity, tools, management). Your product requires deep, long-term domain expertise that's hard to transfer.

Choose Productera when

You need to move fast. You don't have 6 months to recruit. Your workload is variable — heavy during builds, lighter between releases. You need specialties (security, DevOps, QA) that don't justify full-time hires yet.

Need a team without the hiring timeline?

Our engineers can be onboarded and shipping within the first sprint.