It's an interesting trade off for sure. A tool can often be a whole circus. It does 457 things you don't want but does the one thing that you do want. Then it's all the upgrading, repeated visits to the procurement process, which can be quite sapping, and licence verification steps.
I do like a well targeted script when possible. Let's just say in a corporate environment the procurement process can destroy your soul. There's a place for both. Fortunately trusting my team is not issue for me.