Which path ships this quarter without blowing up Finance?
Build in-house, go onshore, take the offshore lag, try legacy nearshore—or run a Nearshore IT Co-Pilot you actually command.
Compare the Five Paths to Scaling Your Team
Build In-House (Core IP)
- Pain
- Headcount freeze vs critical path.
- Implication
- TTO; vacancy tax compounds.
- Use When
- Staff-plus roles, proprietary domains, long horizon.
Onshore (US)
- Pain
- Fully-loaded cost and scarce supply.
- Implication
- TTO; vacancy tax compounds.
- Use When
- High-stakes discovery, exec adjacency, regulated data.
Offshore (Legacy)
- Pain
- Overnight PRs = one day lost per question.
- Implication
- TTO; vacancy tax compounds.
- Use When
- Backlog is simple, latency is tolerable, price optics matter.
Nearshore (Legacy)
- Pain
- Better hours, same vendor theater.
- Implication
- TTO; vacancy tax compounds.
- Use When
- You need overlap but can tolerate weak governance.
Nearshore IT Co-Pilot (New Gen)
- Pain Removed
- PR latency, vacancy drag, audit friction, vendor sprawl.
- Mechanism
- Axiom Cortex™ cognitive vetting, MDM-secured devices, SSO/SAML/SCIM, single SLA.
- Outcome
- Observable cadence, defensible TCO, faster time-to-useful PR.
New-Gen Nearshore vs Onshore, Offshore, and Legacy Nearshore
We count the hidden taxes—PR latency, vacancy days, failed-change costs, and management overhead—not just the sticker. The Nearshore IT Co-Pilot wins because it removes lag and makes outcomes observable.
| Metric | Build-In (In-House) | Onshore (US) | Offshore (Legacy) | Nearshore (Legacy) | Nearshore IT Co-Pilot (New Gen) Includes EOR • Devices/MDM • SSO/SAML/SCIM • Compliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully-loaded seat cost (monthly) | $19,500 | $24,912 – $31,140 | $9,731 – $14,056 | $8,564 – $12,370 | $6,920 – $8,131 |
| Effective hourly | $113 | $144 – $180 | $56 – $81 | $50 – $72 | $40 – $47 |
| Time-zone overlap (hrs/day) | 8+ | 8+ | 0-2 | 4-8 | 4-8 |
| PR review median (hrs) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| PR latency cost vs 1h (monthly) | $10,200 | $10,200 | $30,600 | $10,200 | $0 |
| Time-to-offer (days) | 60 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 14 |
| Vacancy cost vs Co-Pilot (one role) | $138,000 | $138,000 | $93,000 | $48,000 | $0 |
| Change failure rate (CFR) | 6% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
| $ loss vs Co-Pilot from CFR (monthly) | $14,400 | $14,400 | $28,800 | $14,400 | $0 |
| Attrition (annual) | 15% | 15% | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Mgmt overhead (annual) | $33,000 | $39,600 | $66,000 | $39,600 | $0 |
| Compliance readiness (audit hrs saved / $) | $8,800 | $8,800 | $2,200 | $13,200 | $27,500 |
Problem: Five invoices, zero ownership.
Solution: One governed stack (hiring → devices/MDM → access → EOR → SLAs).
Proof: Forecast vs actual variance drops under 10%; fewer reopenings.
Problem: “Senior” on the slide, junior in the repo.
Solution: Axiom Cortex™ cognitive evidence + structured rubrics.
Proof: Mismatch rate ≤10%; rewrite ADRs trend down.
Problem: Audit freeze and unmanaged laptops.
Solution: SSO/SAML/SCIM + MDM devices + revocation on demand.
Proof: Zero criticals in quarterly scans; questionnaires stop blocking deals.
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Compare the Five Paths (Numbers, Not Fluff)