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See what a repetitive task costs each year, as a starting point for an ERP or automation business case.
These tools are intentionally practical. They help founders, operations heads and managers frame a requirement before contacting a development team.
Plan before you build
All results are rough planning estimates. For production software, we review process, data, users, security and integrations before quoting.
Calculators are often the first step toward a useful internal tool: quotation builders, stock planners, project estimators, payroll helpers, school fee calculators or customer self-service portals.
Build a Custom CalculatorEnter how many people do the task, the hours each spends on it weekly and their loaded hourly cost. The calculator multiplies these across 52 weeks and shows a saving range of 40% to 60%. Treat that range as a planning assumption, then test it against your own process.
If 3 people each spend 6 hours a week on a task at 20 per hour, the yearly cost is 3 x 6 x 20 x 52 = 18,720. With the 40% to 60% range used here, the possible saving is about 7,488 to 11,232 a year.
It is pay plus the employer costs linked to it, such as benefits, taxes, equipment and office costs. Use your own finance figure if you have one.
No. The 40% to 60% range is only a planning assumption. Real savings depend on your process and how well the new system is adopted.