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Managed IT ROI Calculator
Estimate the ROI of moving to managed IT.
Staff count that IT supports (end-users + executives).
All IT costs: salaries/contractors, software licenses, hardware, support contracts.
Total hours of productivity-impacting outages in the last 12 months.
Fully-loaded hourly cost (salary + benefits + overhead).
Current IT costs (annual)
With managed IT (annual estimate)
Planning estimate, not a quote. Downtime reduction uses an industry benchmark of 60–70% improvement with proactive managed services. "Annual savings" nets the midpoint MSP fee and residual downtime against your current IT spend plus downtime cost. Contact us for a firm number.
Frequently asked questions
What is the typical payback period for switching to managed IT?
Most mid-market firms see a payback period of 6–18 months after transitioning to managed services. The savings come from reduced unplanned downtime, eliminated emergency IT labor rates, predictable monthly costs, and faster security incident containment.
Does this calculator account for cybersecurity incident costs?
The calculator models productivity-focused ROI: current IT spend, downtime losses, and managed service costs. For a full picture that includes breach risk reduction, run the Downtime Cost Calculator and the Data Breach Cost Estimator alongside this tool.
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