ROI calculator

Calculate the hidden cost of signature chaos.

Estimate what manual updates, per-user tools, and IT setup cost your team in the first year, then compare it with Echosig's flat-rate pricing.

Takes about 30 seconds to adjust

This calculator is for SMB teams comparing manual signature work or per-user signature tools against Echosig. Defaults are intentionally conservative and can be adjusted to match your team.

Your inputs

Adjust the numbers to match your team.

Number of employees

Everyone who sends business email.

Average fully-loaded hourly cost

Salary plus employer costs divided by 1,760 hours/year. European median benchmark: EUR 38.50/hr, about USD 44.50/hr.

44.5 USD

Hours spent on signature management per month

Chasing updates, onboarding new staff, and checking compliance.

Months since last rebrand or brand update

Longer usually means more mixed signatures in the wild.

Incumbent tool per-user/month

Typical SMB tools often charge per user, per month.

4 USD

IT setup time for incumbent tool

Enterprise signature tools often need 4-16 hours of IT setup.

Tool cost

Compare external tool spend.

Setup

Include one-off IT setup.

Management

Include monthly admin work.

Estimated year-1 saving with Echosig

$989

Based on these inputs, Echosig lowers the estimated year-1 signature cost by roughly 74% compared with the incumbent setup, and the tool cost alone is roughly 75% lower than the incumbent tool licence.

Manual management

Monthly cost of manual management$106

Annual cost of manual management$1,268

Estimated annual saving by switching$989

Cost typeIncumbentEchosig

Monthly tool cost$40$10

Annual tool cost$480$120

IT setup cost, one-off$356$45

Ongoing mgmt cost/yr$507$190

Total year-1 investment$1,343$355

Assumptions used in this calculation

10 employees · $44.50/hr fully-loaded cost · 2 hrs/mo manual management · 18 months since last rebrand · Incumbent at $4.00/user/mo · 8 hrs IT setup for incumbent · Echosig plan: Starter ($10/mo) · Echosig management reduction: 85% based on early customer data · Incumbent management reduction: 60% · Brand drift multiplier: 1.19x