Build vs Buy
See exactly what it costs to build and maintain an occupational health platform in-house versus deploying BlueHive’s battle-tested technology in weeks.
Build Your Own Platform — or Use Ours?
Years Building
Since 2018
Countries
Global compliance
Months to Launch
vs years to build
Certification Fees
Already certified
Build or Buy? See the Real Cost
See the true 5-year cost of building your own occupational health platform from scratch
Configure your build
Full-stack, backend, DevOps, security, QA
Product managers, UX designers, researchers
Including benefits, taxes, equity, tools
Time to match BlueHive's current feature set
HRIS, labs, clinics, EHR, payroll, etc.
Each country adds regulatory complexity
~$150K initial + $75K/year
~$250K initial + $100K/year
Revenue delayed each month your platform isn't live. Set to $0 to exclude.
Your monthly burn rate during the build: $184,750/month
5-Year Total Cost to Build
$12,334,000 hard costs + $1,800,000 opportunity cost
3
years to build
11
hires needed
$184,750
monthly burn
Where Your Build Budget Goes
Why Teams Choose BlueHive Instead
- Proven platform serving large employers since 2018
- Hundreds of millions of medical records managed across 60+ countries
- Dedicated product team — developers, PMs, and designers who live and breathe occupational health
- Open API for seamless integration with your existing systems
- Fully white-label capable — your brand, your experience
Risks of Building In-House
- •Engineering talent retention risk — losing key developers resets progress
- •Scope creep and timeline overruns are typical in healthcare platform builds
- •Multi-year builds face technology obsolescence before launch
- •Complex integration matrix compounds testing and maintenance burden
- •HITRUST certification requires 12–18 months and dedicated security resources
- •SOC2 readiness requires process maturity that takes years to develop
* Estimates based on industry benchmarks for healthcare SaaS development. Your actual costs may vary.
What You Get with BlueHive
8+ years of occupational health expertise, ready to deploy under your brand
Proven Since 2018
BlueHive has been building occupational health technology for 8+ years. That’s years your team won’t have to spend learning the domain.
60+ Countries, Hundreds of Millions of Records
We host and manage hundreds of millions of medical records across 60+ countries. Building this infrastructure from scratch takes years and significant compliance investment.
SOC 2 Aligned & HIPAA Compliant
Our platform follows SOC 2 aligned security controls and is HIPAA compliant — controls that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and 12–18 months to achieve on your own.
Open API, Full White-Label
Our open API lets you integrate with any system. Full white-label capability means your users see your brand — not ours.
Dedicated Product-Led Team
We have a dedicated team of developers, product managers and designers. We are a product-led organization — we live and breathe occupational health technology every day.
Pre-Built Integrations
HRIS systems, labs, clinics, EHR systems, payroll — we’ve built the integrations so you don’t have to. Each integration represents months of development effort saved.
Ready to Skip the Build and Ship Faster?
Talk to our platform team about deploying BlueHive’s white-label technology for your occupational health program.