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High In-House Costs

Price the operation.
Not just the software.

The cost of an analytics stack continues long after the first dashboard is delivered.

Compare the engineering, infrastructure, governance and support needed to run your own stack with Gamblitude's managed data, BI and AI platform. Keep the comparison practical: the same scope, the same planning period and a clear owner for every responsibility.

Whole-stack costClear ownershipManaged data, BI & AI

Where the pressure appears

A working stack can still
consume the roadmap.

In-house analytics can be the right choice for an organisation with the capability and commitment to run it. The question is whether the work required matches the value you want your specialists to create.

Engineering capacity

Maintenance displaces development

Source changes, failed loads and reporting requests compete with new analysis. The visible backlog understates the work when specialists also spend time coordinating fixes and explaining definitions.

Fragmented budgeting

Ownership sits across cost centres

Cloud, licences, contractors and internal effort may appear in different budgets. Comparing a platform subscription with the BI licence alone leaves much of the operating responsibility out.

Knowledge dependency

A few people hold the context

Important logic can live in queries, spreadsheets or one person's memory. Onboarding a new analyst or handing over a reporting workflow then becomes another delivery project.

Compare like for like

Put the full responsibility
beside the price.

Use the same planning period and scope for each option. Include implementation, recurring services, internal delivery effort and expected change work. Separate committed cash costs from capacity you could redirect to other priorities.

ResponsibilityIn-house stackGamblitude approach
Data foundationBudget infrastructure, orchestration and the people who operate the analytical environment.A dedicated managed data warehouse forms part of the platform subscription.
Initial integrationAllocate access coordination, pipeline development, mapping and initial validation.Onboarding, integration and initial model alignment are covered by a separately agreed setup fee.
Business definitionsMaintain calculation logic, review rules and consistency across reporting surfaces.Metrics and Attributes provide a shared analytical foundation; your business owners agree the meaning and validate the results.
BI and user accessInclude relevant licensing, administration, dashboard development and user support.The subscription includes the BI tools with unlimited users, Dashboards, Reports, Metrics and Insight Radar tasks.
AI analysisInclude the tools, governed data access and ongoing work required for your chosen AI workflows.AI Agent, Insight Radar and Autonomous Agent are included. Autonomous Agent is available to every BI user at no extra charge.
Predictive use casesScope data preparation, model development, evaluation and operational delivery for each use case.Predictive Models are individually scoped and quoted separately, with platform or standalone delivery.
Continuing changePlan capacity for new sources, definitions, products and stakeholder questions.Ongoing support covers data structure, KPI governance and platform use. Agree the scope of new integration or development needs.

A responsibility comparison, not a salary benchmark or savings forecast. Your existing commitments, delivery capability and required scope determine the business case.

A managed foundation

Change what the team maintains.
Keep business ownership.

Gamblitude brings the warehouse, iGaming data model, BI tools and AI workflows together. Shared Metrics and Attributes give different analytical routes a common meaning, while visual tools help users explore familiar business questions.

Your team still owns source-system access, business priorities, data interpretation and operational decisions. It also supplies the domain knowledge needed to validate a Metric or explain an unusual transaction. That collaboration is part of a successful implementation, not work to hide outside the comparison.

Make the handover explicit

  • Name the owners of each source and its access arrangements.
  • Agree which records, history and refresh schedules the first scope includes.
  • Assign people to approve definitions and compare results with source controls.
  • Decide who manages user permissions and business acceptance.
  • Keep responsibility for campaigns, trading, finance and specialist reviews with the relevant teams.

Freshness depends on the connected systems and agreed ingestion schedule. A managed analytical platform does not remove the need to resolve an upstream data-quality issue with its owner.

Illustrative evaluation scenarios

Different starting points.
Different business cases.

Use these scenarios to organise a comparison. They describe decisions an operator might face, rather than guaranteed savings or customer outcomes.

01 · A lean operator

Should the next hire maintain the stack or develop insight?

An operator needs dependable payment, casino and acquisition reporting but has limited specialist capacity. List the recurring work first: source access, loading, modelling, reporting and support. Then identify what the proposed hire would own and what would still require another supplier or internal team.

Compare
The complete first scope, implementation effort and ongoing responsibilities over the same period.
Validate
One finance reconciliation and one acquisition question using the available records.
Decide
Which work needs internal ownership and which a managed platform can deliver.

The relevant benefit may be a different allocation of capacity. Avoid treating every hour of internal effort as an immediate cash saving.

02 · A multi-brand group

Where is duplication useful, and where is it accidental?

A group has separate reporting arrangements across brands. Inventory shared infrastructure and logic before assuming every local view should disappear. Some differences reflect legitimate product, market or reporting requirements; others reflect repeated implementation of the same definition.

Compare
Shared and brand-specific sources, definitions, access needs and maintenance ownership.
Validate
A group measure alongside the brand-level records and exceptions that explain it.
Decide
Which definitions should be common and which require an explicit local rule.

Include migration and parallel validation in the plan. Existing contracts and workloads may remain during transition, even where the long-term operating model becomes simpler.

03 · An established data team

What should remain a specialist capability?

A mature team already operates a warehouse and delivers valuable analytical work. Compare the recurring work it wants to retain with the work that prevents progress on higher-priority questions. A managed foundation may support that team, while an entirely internal approach may still suit some requirements.

Compare
The current service level, upcoming workload, specialist dependencies and scope of any replacement.
Validate
Representative analytical questions and the business definitions the team must control.
Decide
Whether to adopt the platform, retain the existing stack or scope an individual Predictive Model.

Predictive Models can be delivered standalone with integration agreed for the project. A model requirement does not automatically imply a platform migration.

The commercial starting point

Separate setup,
subscription and models.

Gamblitude starts from €3,000 per month, with a one-time setup fee in addition. Choose pricing based on Monthly Active Players or agree a fixed monthly subscription. Exact scope and rates are set out in the proposal.

Predictive Models are quoted individually. AI Agent, Insight Radar and Autonomous Agent are included in the BI subscription. Reports support analytical documents on demand or on a schedule; Insight Radar handles user-defined recurring checks, while Autonomous Agent initiates its own investigations.

See the pricing structure

Bring the inputs for a useful proposal

  1. Describe your verticals, brands, approximate Monthly Active Players and current sources.
  2. Choose initial decisions and analytical workflows to validate.
  3. Identify existing contracts, transition work and responsibilities that remain internal.
  4. Review setup, subscription and any model scope separately before comparing totals.

Common questions

Make an informed
build-or-buy decision.

What should an in-house analytics cost comparison include?

Include implementation, infrastructure, licences, internal delivery, maintenance, governance and user support over the same planning period. Add transition and change work where relevant. Compare equivalent scope and distinguish cash savings from time that could be redirected.

Does a managed platform remove the need for an internal data team?

Not necessarily. Your team retains business definitions, source relationships, validation and decision ownership. A managed foundation can change the technical work it needs to maintain and create room for specialist analysis. The appropriate team structure depends on your operation.

What is included in Gamblitude pricing?

The subscription starts from €3,000 per month and includes the managed warehouse, BI platform and AI capabilities, including Autonomous Agent for every BI user. A one-time setup fee is additional. Predictive Models are separately scoped and quoted.

How do we retain control of our Metrics?

Your business owners define and approve the calculation rules, relevant dimensions and reporting periods. Metrics and Attributes provide a common foundation across analytical tools. Agree validation, access permissions and ownership as part of the implementation.

Can we evaluate Predictive Models without replacing our stack?

Yes. Predictive Models can be scoped as standalone implementations using your existing data and tools. Delivery, integration and evaluation are agreed for the selected use case; a Gamblitude platform subscription is not required.

Compare the work behind the numbers

Bring your stack.
Map the responsibilities.

We will discuss the foundation you need, what your team should retain and how the commercial scope fits together.