AI AUTOMATION
ROI CALCULATOR
How much is your manual process costing you per year? Enter your numbers below and see your automation ROI in real time.
YOUR MANUAL PROCESS
Annual cost of doing this manually
$118K
$105K labour + $13K error rework
Estimated automation cost
$36K
one-time build
Annual saving (75% reduction)
$89K
per year
ROI multiple (year 1)
2.5×
Payback period
5 mo
Based on these inputs, automating this process would save $89K per year and pay for itself in 5 months. First-year net benefit: $53K.
Assumptions
Labour cost uses 50 working weeks per year. Error rework is estimated at 2.5× the original time cost per error. Automation investment is estimated based on process complexity. Savings assume 75% reduction in manual time — conservative for well-scoped AI automations. Actual results vary by process.