Manual stock counts, spreadsheet updates and re-keying orders take more time than most retailers track. This calculator turns those hours into an annual cost, then shows the potential savings if part of that work is automated through retail inventory software.
The figures come only from what you enter. The savings are a potential outcome based on your inputs, not a guarantee.
Who it is for: Retail and e-commerce owners and operations managers who still manage stock with spreadsheets or disconnected systems.
Free tool · about 2 minutes
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No sign-up needed to see your result. This is an indicative estimate based on the information provided. Final pricing depends on features, integrations, design complexity and project requirements.
Current annual labor cost is the hours per week, multiplied by the number of employees and their hourly cost, over 52 weeks. Potential annual savings is that cost multiplied by the share of time you think could be automated. Optional losses are annualised and shown separately, never mixed into the savings.
The indicative software investment reflects the size of the workload you describe, and payback is that investment divided by your monthly savings.
Automation rarely removes work entirely: some counting and exception handling remains. Treat the automation percentage as a scenario you can vary, and compare a cautious and an optimistic value.
If payback is long, the labor saving alone may not justify a build. Stock accuracy, fewer stockouts and better purchasing decisions are real benefits but are harder to put a number on, which is why losses are shown separately.
No. It is calculated only from the numbers you enter and the share of time you choose. Treat it as a scenario to test, not a promise.
Counting stock, updating spreadsheets, reconciling differences between systems, and re-entering orders or stock levels by hand.
Devglim inventory management systems start from $1,200, and a normally scoped, complete system typically falls in the range of $1,200–$3,500, depending on locations, sales channels and integrations. The result shows an indicative range for the workload you describe; a detailed estimate needs a review of your systems.