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ERPNext ROI and
savings calculator

Move five sliders and see the annual saving, where it comes from and roughly how long the investment takes to pay back. Every assumption behind the maths is written on this page.

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annual saving

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Estimated result

Estimated annual saving
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Estimated payback period
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Indicative implementation cost
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Where the saving comes from

Staff time on manual work -
Software licence fees -
Inventory leakage recovered -

This is an estimate for discussion, not a quotation. It uses the assumptions listed below and your own inputs. Your actual implementation cost depends on modules, users, data migration and customisation.

Assumptions

What this calculator
assumes

So you can judge whether the number is realistic for your business.

  • 75% of manual spreadsheet hours are saved. The calculator assumes three quarters of the hours you enter disappear once the work happens inside one system. The rest stays as checking and exceptions.
  • Licence fees stop entirely. ERPNext has no per-user licence, so your current monthly licence spend is counted as an annual saving. Hosting and support costs are not deducted here.
  • Half of inventory leakage is recovered. Tighter stock control typically removes part, not all, of the loss from shrinkage, expiry and stockouts, so the calculator counts 50%.
  • Implementation cost is bracketed by revenue. Up to ₹1 crore: ₹1.5 lakh. ₹1-10 crore: ₹4 lakh. ₹10-50 crore: ₹10 lakh. Above ₹50 crore: ₹25 lakh. Use the cost calculator for a scope-based figure.
Where Savings Come From

Three places ERPNext
usually pays for itself

Staff time

Hours spent copying between spreadsheets, re-keying invoices and chasing numbers drop once documents flow through one system.

Licence fees

ERPNext is open source with no per-user licence, so recurring software fees stop at the switch.

Inventory leakage

Live stock, batch control and reorder levels reduce shrinkage, expiry write-offs and emergency purchases.

Questions

ROI calculator
FAQs

Annual saving is the sum of three parts: 75% of the manual hours you enter valued at your hourly cost, your current licence fees for a full year, and half of the inventory leakage you estimate. Payback is the indicative implementation cost divided by that saving.
No. It is a discussion starting point. A real quote comes after a scoping call, where modules, users, data migration and customisation are known.
Because some checking, exception handling and judgement remains after automation. Assuming 100% would overstate the benefit.
Not in this calculator. ERPNext removes licence fees, but you still pay for hosting and, usually, an annual support contract. Both are modest next to per-user licensing.
Set that slider to zero. The saving then comes from staff time and inventory control, which is common for businesses moving off spreadsheets rather than paid software.
Yes. Send the estimate with your enquiry using the button above, and we will go through the assumptions against your actual operations.
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