Credential vaulting, access policies, audit trails, multi-tenancy, rate limiting. You can build all of this. The question is whether you should.
| Capability | Statio | Build It Yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Time to implement | Minutes | Months |
| Credential vaulting | Built-in, AES-256 | Build from scratch |
| Access policies | Built-in RBAC | Custom auth layer |
| Audit trail | Automatic, every call | Custom logging pipeline |
| Multi-tenancy | Included | Complex to build correctly |
| Rate limiting | Per-agent, configurable | Build and tune yourself |
| Token rotation | 24h auto-expiry | Build rotation logic |
| Maintenance | Managed for you | Your team, forever |