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CMS ROI Calculator

Estimate the benefits of switching to a content management system!

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A Content Management System is designed to save your company money by reducing the amount of time required to publish content on your website. With a traditional static website, you have a small number (perhaps only one) person that handles website updates. With a CMS, the time it takes for them to make these updates is virtually eliminated because company staff are able to publish content directly without having to put together a change request.

The more content updates that are made, the more likely that your business would benefit from switching to a Content Management System.

Using the form below, you can enter the estimated cost of replacing your current website (or starting one) with a CMS, including any annual licensing fee associated with most proprietary CMS platforms. The typical cost of a high-end proprietary CMS is initially populated for convenience.

Alternatively, you can select from the options for Design, Development and Support to estimate the cost of getting a Content Management System. Many proprietary systems will also require costs in these areas, only providing licensing to run the existing packaged software, but Open Source platforms, especially those protected by the GPL, like Xaraya, do not involve licensing fees.

The hourly rate in the form is used both to estimate the savings, based on time required to currently perform tasks, and to estimate the cost of design and development [allow for different values here?].

Total Costs
enter total launch estimate and annual maintenance cost quoted... or select options from what is typically available in the industry.
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Design Costs
$50 ~ Canned design template [1-3 pages]
$500 ~ Simple Flash design [1-3 pages]
$500 ~ Simple custom design [4-10 pages]
$5,000 ~ Custom Flash design [4-10 pages]
$5,000 ~ Custom branded dynamic design [unlimited pages]
$10,000 ~ AJAX based dynamic custom site [unlimited pages]
$10,000 ~ Flash based dynamic custom site [unlimited pages]
Development Costs
zero hours ~ Pre-installed features and functionality of existing software
40 hours ~ small website, simple applications with little or no complex functionality
120 hours ~ moderately sized website or moderately complex application
480 hours ~ large, sophisticated website or application
Support Costs
DIY and/or No support after launch
$25/mo ~ Virtual hosting only
$250/mo ~ Dedicated hosting and basic support only
$1000/mo ~ Advanced hosting, support and continued development enhancements
$5000/mo ~ Fulltime support 24/7, including all post-launch development
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Variable Factors
Time Assumptions Without a CMS
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Monthly Costs Without a CMS
$2500.00
$1250.00
$625.00
$187.50
$2281.25
$6843.75
Total Savings
$82125.00
$42125.00
$74125.00
Return on Investment
105%
242%
340%
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