Reporting Cost
Calculator.
Work out what recurring reporting actually costs your business each year — the hours, the salaries and the tools — and what a more automated setup could release.
Opens a Google Sheets template — take your own copy and enter your figures.
Example output
| Number of people | 3 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Combined reporting hours per week | 15 | 1 |
| Average salary per person | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Monthly tool costs | £1,250 | £100 |
| Annual reporting hours | 780 | 52 |
| Annual staff cost | £15,000 | £1,000 |
| Annual tool cost | £15,000 | £1,200 |
| Total annual cost | £30,000 | £2,200 |
| Average monthly cost | £2,500 | £183 |
Potential savings
- Annual hours released
- 728 hours
- Value of time released
- £14,000
- Direct annual tool savings
- £13,800
- Total potential annual benefit
- £27,800
What the calculator shows you
01
Your current cost
Enter the people involved, the hours they spend pulling reports together, their salaries and what you pay for reporting tools each month.
02
The MAPD comparison
The same inputs at an automated scale — one owner, an hour a week to review, and a far smaller tooling bill.
03
Potential savings
Hours released back to the team, the value of that time, direct tool savings and the total potential annual benefit.
Assumptions
- Illustrative estimates only.
- Calculations assume a 40-hour working week and 52 weeks per year.
- Time released represents capacity value, not guaranteed cash savings.
- Estimated MAPD hours and infrastructure costs vary by scope and usage.
- Optional ongoing maintenance and support are excluded.
Free demo setup
Want to validate these numbers using your own data?
The calculator gives you an estimate. A demo gives you the real figure. I'll connect 1-2 of your data sources and send you a secure link to your own analytics app — your key numbers in one place, with AI answers whenever you need them. Free, and no obligation.
- 1-2 data sources connected for you
- A secure private link to your own app
- Fully automated behind the scenes — nothing to maintain