Smart Sourcing can be more cost-effective than hiring and retaining in-house employees. You can eliminate costs associated with recruitment, employee benefits, health insurance, training, 401K, office supplies, retentions and others. It is also more scalable, as you can easily increase or decrease your headcount up or down based on workload demands. A Smart Sourcing approach also enables you to hire engineers in countries with lower costs of living which is often more cost-effective than hiring locally or in cities with a high cost of living such as the US and Canada.