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Automation ROI calculator

Estimate payback and savings (LKR) from replacing repetitive manual work with automation.

Manual process (monthly)

Manual hoursHours per month on payroll, inventory, data entry, and similar tasks.Labor cost (avg. hourly)Average hourly wage for people doing this work.

LKR

Error & rework costApproximate cost of manual mistakes and rework in a typical month.

LKR

Opportunity cost

Count value if those hours could go to sales or growth instead.

Value per hour for sales / growth work

LKR

Automation

Implementation (one-time)Setup, integration, and go-live.

LKR

Subscription & maintenanceOngoing software and upkeep per month.

LKR

Your results

With these numbers, automation frees about LKR 101,000 per month compared to staying fully manual.

Figures are in LKR. "Recurring" is what you pay or avoid every month; the one-time line is the upfront automation project only.

Net each month

+ LKR 101,000

Recurring manual total minus recurring subscription—your monthly swing in the budget.

Pay back the setup

1.8 months

How long monthly savings (after subscription) need to run to cover the one-time implementation.

If you automate for 12 months

LKR 1,212,000

Recurring value over a year: 12× the monthly net—before counting the one-time build cost.

First year, after the setup fee

+ LKR 1,032,000

Year of recurring net savings minus the one-time implementation—the clearest "is year one worth it?" number.

Monthly cost: manual vs. automated

Bar length shows relative size (the larger bar is the higher amount). Compare the two to see the gap automation has to cover.

Staying manualLKR 113,000 / month

With automation (subscription)LKR 12,000 / month

What’s inside "staying manual"

Your monthly manual total, split out so it’s easy to audit with your team.

LaborLKR 48,000
Opportunity (sales / growth)LKR 60,000
Errors & reworkLKR 5,000

Total manual (monthly) · LKR 113,000

Automation: pay once, then monthly

Separates project cost from running cost so the story stays clear in meetings.

Implementation (one-time)LKR 180,000
Subscription & maintenance (per month)LKR 12,000

The break-even clock uses: (one-time implementation) ÷ (monthly net after subscription). The first-year "after setup" number uses: (12 × monthly net) − (one-time).

Return on the one-time project

These refer only to the setup fee, so finance and non-technical readers can compare options fairly.

First-year return on setup (simple): 673.3 %
Monthly "recovery" of the setup: 56.11 %