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Automation ROI calculator
Is the time saved worth the cost? Include ongoing review work as well as software.
Your assumptions
The starting values are an editable example. These inputs are calculated in your browser and are not submitted to the server.
YOUR PLANNING ESTIMATE
- Monthly net benefit
- $480.00
- Net benefit over the horizon
- $5,260.00
- Return over the horizon
- 271.13%
- Simple payback
- 1.04 months
The value of saved time is a planning estimate, not guaranteed cash savings. Payback is unavailable without a positive monthly net benefit; ROI is undefined when total cost is zero. Taxes, financing and discounting are excluded.
Formula and scope
Monthly gross benefit = hours saved × hourly value. Monthly running cost = software + review hours × hourly value. Horizon ROI = (gross benefit × months − setup − running cost × months) ÷ (setup + running cost × months) × 100. Payback = setup ÷ positive monthly net benefit.
Version 1.0.0 · September 14, 2026. Calculation source is available under the MIT license.
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Worked example: 20 hours at $30, $500 setup, $60 monthly software, two review hours and 12 months produce $480 monthly net benefit, $5,260 net horizon benefit and 271.13% horizon ROI. These are hypothetical inputs, not Bizoryn customer results.
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Source: https://bizoryn.com/library/tools/automation-roi · BIZORYN · Updated September 14, 2026