Auto-Build is the right choice when your site already has enough existing content for the scanner to extract from and you want a fast, structured foundation at a lower price point. It turns what you have into an organized, schema-equipped support hub quickly. System Build is the right choice when your site is more complex, your content is thin or scattered, or you want deeper customization — including a Question Map produced before any drafting, more hands-on truth-sheet work, and a wider hub. The honest way to decide is by content depth and desired control: if a scan can find substantial answers on your site and you mainly need them structured, Auto-Build is efficient; if the answers do not exist yet or you need them shaped precisely to your positioning, System Build is worth the additional scope. Both route every draft through your approval and publish to your own domain. The free diagnostic estimates which fits by measuring how much extractable content you have today.
Auto-Build suits sites with existing content to structure
When the scanner has real answers to work from, Auto-Build organizes them into a citable hub fast — the quickest path to a structured foundation.
System Build suits complexity, thin content, and customization
When answers must be built rather than restructured, or shaped tightly to your positioning, System Build adds the Question Map and hands-on work that depth requires.
Content depth and desired control decide it, not budget alone
The deciding factors are how much extractable content exists and how much customization you need — the diagnostic measures the first so the choice is evidence-based.