Your Tech Stack
Team size people โ€” used to calculate cost per employee
Tool Name Cost / mo Billing
How to use this calculator
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Set your team size
Enter the number of people to calculate cost per employee โ€” the most important benchmark.
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Add every tool
List all software subscriptions. Use "Per user" billing for seat-based tools like Slack or Zoom.
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Read the benchmark
The waste alert tells you if spend per employee is healthy, watch-worthy, or in the danger zone.
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Find the waste
Check the category breakdown. Any category with disproportionate spend is the first place to audit.

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Benchmarks
๐Ÿ’กHealthy B2B companies spend $200โ€“$400 per employee per year on software.
โš ๏ธAbove $600/employee/year warrants a full audit โ€” look for overlap and underused tools.
๐Ÿ”Two tools doing the same job = one should be cut. Common overlaps: project management, CRM, communication.
๐Ÿ“‹Ask each tool owner: "Is this essential?" If they hesitate, it's probably not.