In-house MLM Commissions Is Not a Strategy. It’s a Liability.

If your direct selling company still runs commissions on an in-house or legacy software system, it’s time for a candid assessment. That system might feel comfortable—it was built years ago to solve a specific problem, and you know how it operates. But what feels familiar is actually holding you back, draining resources, creating risk, and preventing true growth. 

The system that was once an asset is now a heavy liability. Many direct selling leaders find themselves asking, “Is this aging system truly serving us?” The answer is likely no. 

The Unacceptable Risks of In-House Commissions

Building a commission system in-house can look cheaper on paper, but that calculation ignores the long-term strategic and financial debt you accumulate. You are not just paying to maintain code; you are paying an opportunity tax that slows your business every month. 

Here are the four critical risks you are carrying by relying on in-house software: 

• 1. High Maintenance and Talent Drain: Aging platforms demand specialized developers who are increasingly hard to find and expensive to keep. Your dedicated IT team spends its time being a “patch crew,” fighting fires and applying updates, instead of driving real, competitive projects. The platform becomes a single point of failure, and the ongoing maintenance costs silently bloat your budget. 
• 2. A Crippling Lack of Agility: The direct selling market moves fast. New products, evolving compensation plans, and emerging markets demand a platform that can adapt instantly. If your software can’t keep up, you can’t compete. By the time your internal development team finishes coding a new feature, the market opportunity has often passed. This lack of speed is an existential risk in a competitive industry. 
• 3. Unnecessary Security Vulnerabilities: Legacy systems rarely meet the robust security requirements of today’s compliance-heavy environment. This exposes sensitive customer and distributor data. A data breach is not just a fine; it’s a brand trust crisis and a potentially devastating consequence no company can afford. 
• 4. The Long-Term Problem of Opportunity Loss: The salaries for developers, project managers, and QA teams add up quickly, and initial build-outs can take years. While you wait for a system that may never truly “catch up,” your competitors are moving forward with modern, agile platforms. You face a choice: continue to bleed money and risk being outpaced, or undertake a major, yet ultimately beneficial, migration. 

The Exigo Answer

Stop kidding yourself. CTOs and Executive teams must stop pretending their “working” in-house system is a long-term solution. It costs more than you admit, exposing you to unnecessary risks, and distracting your teams from what matters most: improving the distributor experience, competing effectively, and growing revenue. 

We have powered direct selling companies for over two decades, completing hundreds of successful migrations. We are not a startup experimenting with your future; we are a proven platform with a methodical solution. 

We solve this problem by helping you: 

• Run your business efficiently: Our platform gets you live in months, not years, so you can start earning sooner. You stop wasting energy on maintaining outdated technology. 
• Know your business deeply: With a modern platform, you get the data and insights necessary to make smart decisions, not just guesses. 
• Grow your teams and markets quickly: Our platform is built for flexibility and scale, allowing you to adapt to new products, compensation plans, and markets as soon as they arise. 

Our documented migration process ensures commission accuracy with side-by-side comparisons before go-live, so trust is built into the transition. Our proven ROI comes from lower long-term costs because security, updates, and innovation are all built in, without you needing to add expensive headcount. 

The Time to Switch Is Now

Every month you wait is more money spent, more risks carried, and more opportunities missed. Stop patching a system built for yesterday. Start running a platform designed for tomorrow. It’s time to move on. It’s time to move to Exigo. 

Ready to see what a low-risk, cost-effective migration looks like? Book a personalized demo with our team.