See what custom software could be worth, before you spend a dollar.
This calculator gives you a rough number for what a software build is worth to your business, in hours and in dollars, before you commit a budget. You tell it the work you want to fix, what that work costs you now, and any revenue the software could unlock or protect. It returns annual hours saved, the annual value, and the value over three years. It runs in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere, and you do not need an email to see your estimate. Treat the result as a range, not a promise. The Audit is the step that replaces this estimate with a number we put in writing and guarantee.
01 / Run the numbers
02 / How this works
Most teams without an engineer get stuck at the same wall. You can feel the software would pay for itself, but you cannot put a number on it.
This tool gives you the back-of-the-envelope number in two minutes. It looks at value from two sides: the work software would take off your plate, in hours and what an hour costs you, and the money the software could move, revenue it unlocks or losses it prevents. We add those up to estimate the annual value, and the value over three years. We keep the math conservative and show ranges instead of false precision. When you want the real number, the Audit makes it real and guarantees it.
For a deeper read on what drives cost, see how much custom software should cost and our pricing.
03 / Common questions
Is this number a quote?
No. It is a fast estimate from the numbers you enter, with conservative assumptions on top, shown as ranges on purpose. A single exact figure from a web form would be false precision. The Audit is where the estimate becomes a real, written number we put in writing and guarantee.
Do you store my inputs?
No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere. You do not need to enter an email to see your estimate.
What if the build does not pay for itself on these numbers?
Then either the value is real and you have not counted it yet, or a build is not the right call right now. Both are worth knowing. The Audit is built to find the value you missed, and to tell you honestly if it is not there.
Why are the results shown as ranges?
Because your inputs are estimates too. A loaded hourly cost, hours per week, the revenue a feature unlocks, these are rarely exact. A range is honest about that. A single number would not be.
How is this different from a price quote?
A quote tells you what a build costs. This tells you what a build is worth to you, which is the harder question and the one most teams skip. The Audit gives you both a fixed price and a quantified return in one pass, and the audit fee is credited to the build.
Last updated June 2026 · Talk with Felipe
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