AI & Automation
Automation ROI Estimator
Estimate the annual value of time freed by automation, along with expected costs, net benefit, ROI and payback.
Describe the current process, the share of task time you expect to automate and its costs. The estimate runs locally and does not save your inputs.
The calculation runs locally in your browser. No input values are saved or sent to a server.
Estimate the value of time your automation could free up.
About this calculator
Automation percentage
The share of current task time expected to be eliminated or reduced by automation.
Labor value saved
The estimated economic value of employee time freed for other work. This is not necessarily a payroll reduction or cash saving.
Implementation cost
One-time cost to design, configure, integrate or deploy the automation.
Operating cost
Recurring software, platform, maintenance and support costs.
Net benefit and ROI
Net benefit is estimated labor value saved minus automation costs. ROI is net benefit relative to automation costs.
Payback period
Estimated time for monthly net benefit after recurring operating costs to recover the initial implementation cost. If monthly net benefit is not positive, payback is not reached under these assumptions.
Planning estimate
This calculator estimates the value of time savings only. Automation may also affect quality, speed, capacity, customer experience, risk and revenue, which are not automatically included. Actual outcomes may differ from this estimate.