Why this site exists
Search "automation ROI calculator" and almost every result is a vendor running its own calculator on its own pricing. UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Microsoft, Zapier — each outputs a single inflated ROI (250%-900%) with no methodology and the vendor's own cost basis as the denominator.
automationroicalculator.com publishes P10 / P50 / P90 sensitivity bands across RPA, iPaaS, self-host, and AI agent options. Live LLM rates from each provider's pricing page. Tool-agnostic comparison with honest dis-aggregation of adoption, accuracy, and redeployment.
What we do
- Track per-task pricing across 8 automation tools (RPA, iPaaS, self-host, low-code-bot).
- Track LLM API rates across 9 models at 4 providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI) — fetched live monthly.
- Model ROI with explicit adoption × accuracy × redeployment multipliers — not a single number.
- Surface implementation + maintenance cost ranges with sourced anchors.
- Re-verify quarterly. Pre-deploy gate refuses to publish data >90 days stale.
What we don't do
- We do not sell RPA, workflow platforms, AI agent products, or system integration services.
- We earn no affiliate commission on any vendor or LLM provider listed.
- We do not accept sponsored placements that influence pricing claims or methodology.
- We do not include soft benefits (employee satisfaction, capacity for high-value work) in headline ROI — they are real but not measurable in £/$ without large assumptions.
Who builds it
Built and maintained by Oliver Wakefield-Smith, founder of Digital Signet. Digital Signet publishes a portfolio of independent reference sites covering procurement decision points across technology, identity, security, and automation.
Corrections
Stale tool price, LLM rate that's changed, sensitivity multiplier you can defend with data? Email hello@digitalsignet.com.