Is this automation worth building?

Turn a recurring task into a grounded cost, time, and payback estimate. Your numbers stay in this browser.

1. Current reality → 2. Live estimate

Use averages. Challenge the assumptions. Run it again.

How many times this task happens per month.
Average manual handling time.
Wages, benefits, payroll taxes, and overhead.
The share of this task the solution can actually handle.
Tools, model usage, hosting, and monitoring.
Build, configuration, testing, training, and launch.
Recorded as an assumption. Not counted as cash unless you can price it.

Conservative beats impressive. Use real averages, then run a lower-case scenario before making the call.

Live estimate

Monthly hours savedVolume × time × realistic coverage.
40.0hours
Monthly labor value savedTime returned to the team.
$1,800
Monthly net valueLabor value after recurring tool cost.
$1,550
First-year net valueTwelve months less implementation cost.
$14,600
First-year ROIFirst-year net value divided by build cost.
365%
Payback periodTime to recover the implementation cost.
2.6months

How the estimate works

  • Hours saved = volume × minutes × coverage ÷ 60.
  • Monthly net value = saved hours × labor cost − software cost.
  • First-year value includes the one-time implementation cost.
  • Error reduction remains visible but is not monetized without a defensible baseline.