ROI calculator

Work out in a minute what recurring manual work costs your organisation per year — and when automation pays for itself. Free, right in your browser, no email address.

The calculator

Enter your own numbers.

The pre-filled values are an example: a task that occurs ten times a week, takes fifteen minutes and is done by two people. Adjust everything to your situation; the result recalculates instantly.

Your situation

Result

Manual work per year260 hours
Cost of that manual work per year€11,700
Net saving in year one€8,100
Payback period on the investment4 months

After the payback period the saving is structural: roughly €925 per month at unchanged volume.

How it adds up

How we calculate.

The calculation is deliberately simple and verifiable: hours per year = frequency × duration × 52 weeks × number of employees. Cost per year = hours × labour cost per hour. The net saving in year one subtracts the one-off investment and twelve months of running costs; the payback period divides the investment by the net monthly saving.

The result is an indication, not a quote. What an integration or automation costs in your case depends on the systems and the logic between them: custom work costs an indicative €1,500 to €15,000 one-off — see What does an API integration cost? for the full price breakdown. Not counted: fewer errors, faster turnaround, and the fact that the work still gets done when things are busy.

Frequently asked questions

Good to know.

Is this result a quote?

No. The calculator works through your own assumptions and gives direction. For a real price we make a proposal with a fixed project price, based on your systems and the intended behaviour of the integration or automation.

Which hourly labour cost should I enter?

The full employer cost per hour, not the gross salary: pay plus employer contributions, divided by productive hours. For many office roles in SMEs, €35 to €55 per hour is a reasonable range; enter what fits your team.

What falls outside this calculation?

Quality gains: fewer typing errors, faster responses to clients and reports that are always up to date. Those effects are real but hard to quantify up front, so we deliberately leave them out of the sum. The result is therefore cautious rather than optimistic.

Is my data stored?

No. The calculator works entirely in your own browser; nothing is sent or stored. You also don't need to leave an email address.

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