Put a number on
the work nobody bills for.
Six sliders and honest math. Estimate what inbox triage, follow-up, scheduling, and reporting cost you every year, in payroll hours and in leads that quietly die, then set that against the published price of a managed AI Digital Employee.
Count everyone who touches inbox triage, follow-up, scheduling, or reporting — including you.
Most owners guess low. Email alone commonly eats 5–10 hours a week.
Salary plus taxes and benefits, divided by hours. Use a blended average — and be honest about what an owner-hour is worth.
Keep this conservative. 20% is a defensible default.
Borderline — worth a conversation.
Your leak is in the same range as the cost of a Digital Employee. Whether it pays depends on which workflows are actually delegable. That is exactly what a free Fit Call sorts out.
These are your estimates, not our promises. Standin does not guarantee ROI — the numbers exist to make the decision concrete before a conversation.
About This Calculator
How does the calculator estimate the leak?
Two parts: labor (people × hours per week on repeatable admin × loaded hourly cost × 52 weeks) and revenue (opportunities that go quiet each month × average value × a conservative recovery rate × 12). Your inputs, simple math, no tricks.Is the result a quote or a promise?
Neither. It is your own estimate, made concrete. Standin does not guarantee ROI — the calculator exists so the fit-call conversation starts from real numbers instead of a feeling.What does the comparison line mean?
Standin's AI Digital Employee is $7,000/month ($84,000/year), fully managed. If your estimated leak is well above that, the math favors a conversation. If it is well below, the calculator says so and points you at the workshop instead.Go Deeper
How much does an AI employee cost?
What $7,000/month includes, the alternatives, and when it is not worth the money.
Read the cost breakdownAI employee fit quiz
Nine questions, an honest verdict: Digital Employee, workshop first, or not yet.
Take the quizDelegation checklist
Tick the tasks eating your week and see what a Digital Employee would take over.
Build your listNumbers bigger than
you expected?
Book a free Standin Fit Call and bring your result. We'll tell you which parts of the leak a Digital Employee can actually absorb — and which it can't.
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