PaperCut ROI Calculator

Return on Investment (ROI) is an important consideration in most network technology procurements. Calculating the return in financial terms can be tricky because the benefits and savings are often difficult to quantify. In addition ROI information is most useful prior to implementation, but it is hard to project the impact before the application is in service.

You will not have these problems when you calculate the ROI for PaperCut because the savings are direct. The cost of paper and toner will be reduced as you monitor, limit or quota users with PaperCut. The savings are implementation dependent, but simply monitoring printing will normally yield a 10% - 20% savings over an unmanaged print environment.

We have made it easy for you to calculate your PaperCut ROI by developing a calculator that will tell you how long it will take to recover the cost of your PaperCut purchase through savings of printing consumables. The calculator will also calculate the payback time for your PaperCut purchase, and your environmental impact savings.

Enter your organization's details below to learn how much PaperCut can save you over 5 years. Remember to also download the 40-day fully-functioning trial to start saving today.

Currency
Currency: US Dollar Australian Dollar Canadian Dollar British Pounds Euro

Organization
Type: Educational Commercial Total students: Total staff: Number of school/work days per year:

Printing Costs
Average black and white cost per page: $ -- Select -- 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.20 0.50 (large format) 1.00 (large format) 1.50 (large format) Average color cost per page: $ -- Select -- 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.50 (large format) 1.00 (large format) 2.00 (large format) 3.00 (large format) 4.00 (large format) 5.00 (large format)

Student Printing
Average black and white pages per user per day: -- Select -- 0.1 0.25 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average color pages per user per day: -- Select -- 0 0.1 0.25 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 Print tracking mode: -- Select -- Printer tracking / logging Filters and restrictions Print quotas Estimated reduction in student printing: 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Staff Printing

Average black and white pages per user per day: -- Select -- 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 25 50 75 100 125 150 200 300 500 750 1000 1250 Average color pages per user per day: -- Select -- 0 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 25 50 75 100 125 150 200 300 500 750 1000 1250 Print tracking mode: -- Select -- Printer tracking / logging Filters and restrictions Print quotas Estimated reduction in staff printing: 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Savings Graph

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Year 1		Year 2		Year 3		Year 4		Year 5
With PaperCut Without PaperCut				Total Savings with PaperCut after 5 years: $135,000

Savings over 5 years

Current printing costs
Current black and white printing costs	$0
Current color printing costs	$0
Current total printing costs	$0
Printing costs with PaperCut
Black and white printing costs with PaperCut	$0
Color printing costs with PaperCut	$0
Total printing costs with PaperCut	$0
Total savings over 5 years	$0
Initial payback time for PaperCut*

Environmental Savings over 5 years*

Trees saved	12.5 trees
Carbon dioxide saved	75.6kg of carbon dioxide
Energy saved	Equivalent of running a 60W light for 3000 hours
* calculations based on information from the EPA and US Department of Energy. See here for more info.