Free tool

What does the spreadsheet cost you each year?

A cost of manual data entry calculator for UK businesses. Put in your own numbers and see the yearly cost in pounds, with the working shown. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Your numbers

Time spent copying, checking and fixing data
Everyone who does this kind of work
Hourly pay plus about a fifth for employer costs
46 is typical for a full-time UK employee
Your yearly cost

£9,936

3 hours × 4 people × £18.00 × 46 weeks = £9,936 a year

That's about 74 working days a year, or 552 hours.

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What next?

What that number doesn't include

The calculator only counts time. It leaves out the cost of mistakes, the orders that slip, the work you can't take on and the risk of the one person who understands the spreadsheet leaving.

If the number surprised you, the next step is a free 30-minute call. We'll look at where the hours go and whether software would pay for itself.

  • A fixed price agreed before any work starts
  • Working screens within weeks
  • The same team after launch
Straight answers

About the calculator

How is the yearly cost worked out?

The calculator multiplies the hours each person spends per week on copying, checking and fixing data by the number of people, the hourly cost of their time and the number of working weeks in a year.

What hourly cost should I use?

Use what an hour of that person's time costs the business, not just their hourly pay. A common rule of thumb is to add around a fifth to hourly pay to cover employer National Insurance, pension and holiday.

Why 46 working weeks?

52 weeks less holiday and bank holidays leaves about 46 working weeks for a full-time employee in the UK. Change it if your team works differently.

Is my data stored?

No. The calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to Cube Purple or anyone else.

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Turn the number into a plan

Tell us where the hours go. We'll tell you what could be automated or replaced, and what it would cost.