--- title: "ERA's ROI eBook: The True Costs of In-House Software Development" description: Read our short guide for a rough estimate of the true price tag of in-house software development, from the initial design phase to ongoing maintenance. --- [![era-drata-white](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/era-drata-white.png?width=199&height=126&name=era-drata-white.png "era-drata-white")](https://www.era-environmental.com) # ROI eBook: A Complete Cost Breakdown of In-House Software Development ### Find out how much you should expect to invest when building your software in-house and from scratch ## All you should know about the outsourcing vs in-house development question ![Software-development-ROI-eBook](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Software-development-ROI-eBook.webp?width=370&height=395&name=Software-development-ROI-eBook.webp)   - ERA has put together this short guide to provide readers with a rough estimate of the true price tag of in-house software development, based on our own experience and the best available knowledge online - Get price ranges for the five main components of building any software: the initial build and design, hosting expenses, maintenance, training and user support, and platform upgrades - Use this eBook as another resource when weighing up your software options, namely, whether to build it yourself or outsource to a third party charging a fixed annual rate ### Download the Case Study [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](https://www.facebook.com/eraenvironmental/) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/era-environmental-management-solutions/about/) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/ERAenvironment) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Flando.era-environmental.com%2Fcosts_of_in_house_software_development_ebook%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Flando.era-environmental.com%2Fcosts_of_in_house_software_development_ebook%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** ### On-Demand Reporting The ERA EMS centralizes all of your data so that it may be analyzed and rolled up any way you need: standard or customized, routine or non-routine, etc. ** ### Benefits Year Over Year A reliable and secure EMS saves you money and resources in the short *and* long run, as the time spent on data entry and number crunching can now be put to good use ** ### Cost Reductions Save in third-party consulting costs, EHS noncompliance and late reporting fines and penalties, and workplace acidents and injury payouts ## See What Our Clients Had to Say left-quote Created with Sketch. It was overwhelming because of our large facility. With ERA's software, I can manage the entire facility by myself... We now** save 81% on our reporting time & $72,000 /year**, for a single facility. ![Volkswagen-300](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Conference_Web_Site/Images%20/Past_attendees/Volkswagen-300.png?width=50&height=50&name=Volkswagen-300.png) Ron Drumeller Environmental Compliance Manager left-quote Created with Sketch. Being an environmental professional, it makes everything much simpler, much easier, much clearer... **Auditors comment on how immaculate our record-keeping is**. ![Logo_LP](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Logo_LP.png?width=100&height=100&name=Logo_LP.png) Howard Clement Environmental Compliance Manager left-quote Created with Sketch. ERA's Software does all the work for us... letting our company get back to pollution prevention and key management areas. Since implementation we've **not had a single penalty or violation**. ![JBPoindexterCo_ERAautomotiveclient(Trucks)](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Clients/JBPoindexterCo_ERAautomotiveclient(Trucks).png?width=123&height=85&name=JBPoindexterCo_ERAautomotiveclient(Trucks).png) Phil Schull V.P. Risk Management left-quote Created with Sketch. We have a small team. It's really about **making sure that the team is efficient**... We must keep up with expansion and not have to redevelop our system. ![BMW_ERAautomotiveclient](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Clients/BMW_ERAautomotiveclient.png?width=50&height=50&name=BMW_ERAautomotiveclient.png) Halle Price Environmental Engineer left-quote Created with Sketch. We needed a system that manages the data and calculations for us, so we can **spend more time doing meaningful work**, not manipulating data and fixing errors every month. ![Toyota_ERAautomotiveclient](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Clients/Toyota_ERAautomotiveclient.png?width=50&height=50&name=Toyota_ERAautomotiveclient.png) David Steedly Environmental Engineering Specialist left-quote Created with Sketch. Before we got a consolidated system **we spent half an hour on QA and correcting errors**. Our IS group had developed an in-house system that worked well but was aging. It needed up-keep which they couldn't provide because we were increasing production. ![Nissan_ERAautomotiveclient](https://lando.era-environmental.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Clients/Nissan_ERAautomotiveclient.png?width=50&height=50&name=Nissan_ERAautomotiveclient.png) Jared Lyon Environmental Engineer