Process automation payback calculator
Enter the hours a process takes today and what the automation would cost. You get the monthly saving after running costs and the months until it pays for itself.
Estimate
- Net saving per month
- €1,822
- Payback time
- 8.2 months
- Gross saving per month
- €2,122
- Net result after the first year
- €6,860
How we calculate
- Gross monthly saving: hours saved per week × weeks per month × hourly cost × realisation rate.
- Net monthly saving: gross saving minus the monthly running cost of the automation.
- Payback: implementation cost ÷ net monthly saving. If the net saving is zero or less, it never pays back.
- First-year net: twelve months of net saving minus the implementation cost. Ramp-up time before the automation runs fully is not modelled.
Assumptions
| Assumption | Value | Why this value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks per month | 4.33 weeks | 52 weeks divided by 12 months. Holidays are covered by the realisation rate below. | Calendar arithmetic |
| Hours that turn into real savings | 70 % of hours saved | Freed time is rarely all reused, and some manual checks stay. Counting 70 % keeps the estimate on the cautious side. | TOC project experience (conservative pick) |
Want to check these numbers against your setup?
Bring the estimate to a call. We will go through the assumptions with your real figures.