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Automation ROI calculator.

A free calculator for owners and managers. Enter the hours your team spends on repetitive work and see the yearly cost, the time you could win back, and whether automation pays for itself.

What is busywork costing you?

Move the sliders to match your team. The maths updates as you go.

Hours per week, across your whole team
Typing data from one system into another8 hrs
Invoicing and chasing payments5 hrs
Answering the same customer questions6 hrs
Building reports and spreadsheets4 hrs
Scheduling, reminders, and follow-ups4 hrs
Sorting emails, forms, and new inquiries5 hrs
Cost of one hour of staff time, wages plus overhead$45 an hour

Your team spends 32 hours a week on work software could do.

That costs you each year

$74,880

We could win back

$44,928

per year

Time back

19 hrs

every week

The Core plan at $3,500 a month pays for itself. Every dollar returns about $1.07.

Check these numbers on a free call

Assumes we automate 60% of those hours. We measure your real numbers on the Automation Map call.

How the calculator works

The maths is simple on purpose, so you can check it yourself. We multiply the hours your team spends each week by the cost of one hour, then by 52 weeks. That is what the busywork costs you each year.

We then assume automation takes over 60% of those hours. That share is what you could win back. Divide the monthly saving by the price of a plan and you get the return on each dollar.

A worked example. A team spends 32 hours a week on busywork, at $45 an hour. That costs $74,880 a year. Automating 60% wins back about 19 hours a week, worth $44,928 a year or $3,744 a month. Against the Core plan at $3,500 a month, each dollar returns about $1.07.

The calculator counts time only. It leaves out faster invoicing, fewer errors, and leads answered sooner, which often matter more. For a fuller method, read how to calculate AI automation ROI, or see what we automate on the business automation page.

Questions about the numbers

Start with the hourly wage, then add what it costs to employ that person: CPP and EI contributions, vacation pay, benefits, and a share of rent and software. If you are unsure, use the wage plus a margin and adjust it once your accountant gives you a better number.

Not every minute of a task can go to software. Exceptions, judgment calls, and customer conversations stay with people. We use this as a planning figure, then replace it with your real number on the Automation Map call.

Retyping data between systems, building invoices and chasing payments, sorting inquiries, and building the same report every week. They happen often, follow a pattern, and rarely need judgment.

Then a full-time plan may not be the right fit yet. A few months of Core can still clear your biggest wins, and you can pause when the list is done. We will tell you honestly on the call.

Check your numbers with us.

Book a free 30-minute Automation Map. We measure your real hours, find the three biggest time-wasters, and show you what we would build first.

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