What does buying the software really cost — cash, setup, ongoing maintenance and a later migration —
and how long until a growing client base pays it back? Watch the cost and revenue lines cross.
Cost inputs
Software cost (cash)
one-off purchase price
Build / setup
one-off, to stand the system up ·
Maintenance
every month · /mo
Migration
one-off later cost ·
Migration happens in month
when the migration cost lands on the timeline
Replacement
stop-gap gets ripped out & replaced ·
Replacement happens in month
when the replacement cost lands on the timeline
Day rate
cost of one man-day (applies to build, maintenance & migration)