TinyOps ROI Calculator
Estimate automation payback before you build.
TinyOps Automation ROI Calculator helps small teams estimate whether a repetitive admin workflow is worth automating before spending money on tools or implementation.
Enter run volume, current manual minutes, expected automated minutes, hourly value, and package cost to see monthly hours saved, monthly dollar value, and payback period.
It is built for workflow audits, Make and n8n planning, spreadsheet cleanup, CRM updates, support triage, and other small operations automations.
What is TinyOps ROI Calculator?
TinyOps ROI Calculator is a planning tool that answers a question small teams usually decide on gut feeling: is this repetitive workflow actually worth automating? Before any money goes to tools or implementation work, the calculator turns the decision into arithmetic.
How does it work?
The user enters five numbers about a workflow: how often it runs, how many manual minutes it takes today, how many minutes it would take automated, the hourly value of the person doing it, and the cost of the automation package. The calculator returns the three figures that matter for the decision — monthly hours saved, monthly dollar value of those hours, and the payback period on the automation cost. If the payback period is short, the automation argues for itself; if it stretches out, the workflow probably is not the bottleneck it felt like.
Who is it for?
The tool is built for small teams and operators doing workflow audits — anyone planning automations in Make or n8n, cleaning up spreadsheet processes, wiring CRM updates, or triaging support flows. It is equally useful on the other side of the table: consultants and freelancers who sell automation work can use the same numbers to show a client what a proposed build is worth per month.
When would someone reach for it?
The natural moment is before committing budget — when a team suspects a task is eating hours but has never quantified it, or when several candidate workflows compete for the same automation effort and need to be ranked by return rather than by annoyance. Running each through the calculator produces a defensible order of attack instead of a hunch.