Vol. I · Functory Quarterly№ 001 · Edition 2026
01
The thesis

Build Businesses,
Not Vibes.

Launch production-ready systems in weeks.

Functory provides auth, analytics, subscriptions, workflows, search, event streaming, and other production-ready primitives directly inside your AWS account so you can focus on building products instead of infrastructure.

02
The case

The Functory advantage.

Your customers deserve more than a demo. Build fast. Scale with confidence.

0–8weeks

Time to production

vs. 12–18 months building from scratch

$0

Vendor fees

Pay AWS directly, not $3–15k / month to vendors

0%

Integration engineering

vs. 30–40% of time spent on glue code

§ Why it holds up

01

Your AWS Account

Deploy to infrastructure you own. No vendor lock-in, full data sovereignty, pay AWS directly.

02

Single Compliance Scope

One codebase to audit instead of 10+ vendor security reviews for HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR.

03

Full Customization

Extend or modify any component. No black boxes, no vendor API limitations.

04

Full Stack Visibility

Debug issues with complete observability. No more “contact the other vendor” support.

03
The trap

Avoid the SaaS sprawl.

Don’t reinvent the wheel — or wrangle SaaS products that turn your dream into a nightmare.

  1. 01

    Integration Tax

    30–40% of engineering time spent connecting services.

  2. 02

    Data Silos

    User data fragmented across 10+ vendor systems.

  3. 03

    12–18 Month Foundation

    Building auth, payments, search before business logic.

  4. 04

    Compounding Costs

    $3–15k / month in SaaS fees before the first customer.

  5. 05

    Security Surface

    Each vendor is an attack vector requiring audit.

  6. 06

    Sync Failures

    Webhook failures and race conditions across vendors.

04
The catalogue

Pre-built capabilities.

Every feature you need to launch, built & tested — so you can focus on what makes your product unique.

SubscriptionsPaymentsNotificationsWorkflowsReservationsSearchGroupsIdentityYour appfig. 01

Legend

Your appPrimitivesServicesWorkflows

Each ring is a capability. Some ship with the platform; others you compose.

ColophonFunctory — built to outlast vendors

§ 05 — The invitation

Ready to launch?

Rapid delivery. Easy integration. Ready to scale.

Focus on what makes you different. Leave the rest to Functory.

Deployed to your AWS accountSingle compliance scopeNo vendor lock-in