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Automation ROI calculator
Estimate whether an automation pays back after build cost, software, support, and imperfect success rates. Use loaded labor cost, not salary alone.
Estimated result
- Gross monthly time value
- $2,625
- Net monthly value
- $2,475
- Payback period
- 1.0 months
- First-year value after build cost
- $27,200
What the result includes
The calculator values time avoided on successful runs, subtracts recurring cost, and applies the build cost to the first year. It does not assume every automated run succeeds.
What it misses
Add the cost of mistakes, delay, incident response, and revenue impact separately. High-consequence workflows need a reliability case as well as a labor-saving case.