Licence spend avoided
Every tool Planoda replaces removes its own per-seat licence. We count that spend across the whole team for a full year.
ROI & TCO study
A methodology-backed ROI and total-cost-of-ownership study for consolidating a tracker, board, and docs tool onto Planoda. Every figure is a transparent MODEL — stated assumptions, a per-driver breakdown, and a sensitivity analysis — not a customer-measured result. Planoda is pre-launch.
Modeled, pre-launch. This is a model, not a customer-measured result. Planoda is pre-launch: every figure below is computed from the stated assumptions by a published formula, not observed from a real deployment. Treat it as an illustrative estimate to pressure-test against your own data — never a guarantee.
In short
Reference scenario
The study fixes one reference scenario so the methodology is legible. Use the calculator for your own inputs.
$556k
Net annual savings
9,260%
Return on Planoda spend
1 wk
Payback period
3
Tools consolidated
Assumptions
Nothing is hidden. These are the exact inputs the model runs on for the reference scenario.
| Assumption | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Team size | 50 people | A mid-market team; the model is linear, so it scales up or down. |
| Tools consolidated | 3 | A tracker, a board, and a docs tool replaced by one workspace. |
| Per-seat cost of each replaced tool | $12 / month | A conservative blended seat price across the three tools. |
| Hours lost to tool-switching | 3 hrs / person / week | Re-finding the same work in three places and reconciling views. |
| Fully-loaded hourly rate | $75 / hour | Salary plus overhead — the real cost of an hour, not just pay. |
| Working weeks per year | 48 weeks | Excludes roughly four weeks of PTO and holidays. |
| Planoda Pro seat | $10 / month | Tracks public pricing and is SUBTRACTED, so the net is honest. |
Per-driver breakdown
Where the number comes from — two value drivers, minus our own cost, line by line.
Every tool Planoda replaces removes its own per-seat licence. We count that spend across the whole team for a full year.
Hours each person loses context-switching, multiplied by team size and working weeks, valued at the fully-loaded hourly rate.
We subtract Planoda's own annual seat cost so the headline is a net figure — what you keep, not a gross number that ignores what you pay us.
| Line item | How it's derived | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Licence spend avoided | 50 seats × $12/mo × 3 tools × 12 months | $21,600 |
| Reclaimed time, valued | 7,200 hrs/yr × $75/hr (3 hr/person/wk × 48 weeks) | $540,000 |
| Planoda cost | 50 seats × $10/mo × 12 months (subtracted — honest net) | -$6,000 |
| Net annual savings | $555,600 |
Sensitivity analysis
Vary one assumption at a time around the base case. This exposes the model's leverage points instead of hiding behind one number.
| Scenario | Net / yr | ROI | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 people | $111k | 9,260% | 1 wk |
| 50 people (base) | $556k | 9,260% | 1 wk |
| 200 people | $2.2M | 9,260% | 1 wk |
| 1,000 people | $11.1M | 9,260% | 1 wk |
| Scenario | Net / yr | ROI | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hr / wk | $196k | 3,260% | 2 wk |
| 3 hrs / wk (base) | $556k | 9,260% | 1 wk |
| 5 hrs / wk | $916k | 15,260% | 1 wk |
| 8 hrs / wk | $1.5M | 24,260% | 1 wk |
This is a model, not a customer-measured result. Planoda is pre-launch: every figure below is computed from the stated assumptions by a published formula, not observed from a real deployment. Treat it as an illustrative estimate to pressure-test against your own data — never a guarantee.
FAQ
The questions a finance or procurement reviewer asks about an ROI claim — answered plainly.
Pressure-test it
The study fixes one scenario so the methodology is legible. Plug in your team size, tool stack, and rates to see the same model on your numbers.