Build vs. Buy

Fluxedita Premium ROI Calculator

See how quickly Fluxedita Premium pays for itself. Based on typical 2025 dev rates, building comparable functionality from scratch costs $121k–$243k and 6–9 months. Use the calculator to estimate your monthly revenue, the custom build cost you avoid, and your payback period.

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Note: Build‑cost estimates are shown in USD; package prices are shown in GBP.

“Monthly” references on this page describe revenue projections only. Core packages are one‑time purchases; only Support is billed monthly.

Inputs

Typical range for a comparable custom build: 6–9 months (est. $121k–$243k total).

Results

Projected Monthly Premium Revenue
$2,400
Projected 12‑Month Premium Revenue
$28,800
Estimated Custom Build Cost Avoided
$360,000
Assumes 3 devs × 160 hrs/mo × 7.5 mo × $100.0/hr
Time to Launch Saved
8 months
Payback Period
150.0 months
Months for projected monthly premium revenue to offset custom build cost.
Anchor value
$121k–$243k+
Estimated custom build cost
Premium
£299 one-time
One-time license
Agency/Enterprise
£399 one-time
One-time license
🔒 Lifetime AccessLimited: 15 / 15 left

Lifetime (Early Adopter) — $2,499 one-time

All features and updates for life. Founders tier support. First 15 customers only.

Why build is so expensive

  • Full CMS + social features (messaging, comments, likes, favourites)
  • Premium gating, paywalls, and payments
  • Media management, CDN, Cloudinary, processing
  • Admin dashboard, moderation, analytics
  • Security, CI/CD, cloud deployment, scaling

Typical custom build costs

  • Messaging system: $12k–$20k
  • Paywall + payments: $12k–$24k
  • Admin & moderation: $18k–$36k
  • Media management: $21k–$42k
  • Deployment & security: $12k–$24k

All included in Fluxedita Premium.

Time-to-launch advantage

  • Launch in days, not months
  • Start growing members and revenue sooner
  • Ongoing updates and maintenance included

A six‑figure platform’s worth of features—without the six‑figure bill.

Messaging, memberships, premium paywalls, media sets, admin controls—ready today. We handle hosting, performance, and security so you can focus on your content and community.

Build vs. Fluxedita Premium

Custom build timeline
6–9 months
Custom build cost
$121k–$243k+
Fluxedita time-to-live
Days
Fluxedita maintenance
Included