59. Wild Apricot vs. Custom vs. Collection of services Category Wild Apricot Custom/customized systems Collection of disparate services Initial cost license/setup/training Lowest Expensive $$ Varies, usually not expensive but time consuming How well matches your specific needs Typically 75-90% Up to 90-95% Varies Ongoing annual cost (updates, maintenance, support) ~$600/year $2000-$5000/year and up Varies Technical support Free Expensive $$ Varies Ease of use Designed for non-techies Varies Varies, some services might be great, synchronizing them is challenging Ease of setup/customization capabilities Easy to customize, substantial capabilities - but still restricted Virtually unlimited but expensive $$ Varies Manual work to keep data synchronized and up to date None/low None/low Huge manual overhead Data safety and security Monitored and updated by vendor Varies. Good security costs $$$ As good as the weakest point (which usually means poor) Time to setup and launch Days to weeks Months Weeks to months