For search-based application development, there has typically been two options: Build or Buy. Now there is a third option. Building it with the assistance of search software-as-a-service to help deploy, manage, and scale your application. This new way to build search applications provides all of the advantages of building your own - with many of the benefits of buying.

In this white paper, we'll do a step by step comparison between doing it yourself and using SearchStax. We’ll review the typical projects you’ll need to take on as part of building a search application, detail the steps, and approximate a level of effort for each one. The results will be eye-opening!