Staff augmentation and outsourcing have long gone hand in hand, but now the first one has become a leader in the job industry as it is more flexible and personalized. Not talking about benefits that staff augmentation can bring, the main difference between these two meanings is that with staff augmentation, you are hiring specialist resources while also keeping the whole control over your team and taking associated risks of a possible outcome. In contrast, when outsourcing, you are paying for a purported outcome and sharing all possible risks with the outsourcing vendor while also giving up direct control over your business operations.