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How much is manual work actually costing your business?

A rough, transparent estimate — not a sales trick. Adjust the numbers below to match your actual operation.

All assumptions are shown next to the calculator. This is meant to give you a realistic order of magnitude, not a precise figure.

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Estimate your annual cost of manual work.

Estimated annual cost
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How this is calculated

Transparent, not a black box.

Base cost = employees × hours/week × 52 weeks × hourly rate. We add an estimated error-correction cost on top: your error rate applied to the base cost, since rework and corrections are themselves additional manual time. This is a simplified model meant to give you a realistic order of magnitude — your actual number could be higher (if errors cause downstream problems like lost sales or compliance issues) or lower (if some of this time is already partially efficient). It's a conversation starter, not a guarantee.

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