Free tool
What is a repetitive task really costing you?
Enter a few rough numbers to see how much time and employment cost one task absorbs each year, and how much capacity automating part of it could free up.
Today, this task costs
— hours a year
— in employment cost a year
Capacity automation could free up
— hours a year
— of employment cost a year
That’s about — full-time people’s worth of time.
Read this before you use the number
- This is capacity, not cash. Unless the freed time goes to work that earns or saves money, nothing changes on the bank statement.
- It ignores the cost of building and running the automation. Compare the result with a real quote before deciding anything.
- The “share automated” figure is the one most people overestimate. Exceptions, checks and judgement calls usually stay with a person.
- Errors avoided, faster responses and happier staff are real benefits this calculator does not count.
Formula: people × hours per week × working weeks = hours a year; × hourly cost = cost a year; × share automated = capacity freed. Full-time equivalent assumes 37.5 hours a week. Your numbers never leave your browser.
Is the number big enough to act on?
Read how to calculate ROI before investing in custom software, or tell us about the task. We’ll say honestly whether it’s worth automating — and sometimes the answer is no.