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See Your Potential ROI With ServBuilder
Adjust the inputs to reflect your current business, and we’ll show you how much time and money you could recapture every month.
Your Current Business
What you currently pay for scheduling, invoicing, or other field service tools
Calculations use industry averages. Your actual results may vary.
Your Projected Savings
Time saved per month
~135.3 hrs
Recaptured time value
$10,148/mo
Net monthly savings
$9,999/mo
After ServBuilder cost of $149/mo
Projected annual savings
$119,982/yr
ROI
6810%
Payback period
~1 days
| Metric | Your Current Setup | With ServBuilder |
|---|---|---|
| Quoting time / day | 2 hrs | 0.6 hrs |
| Monthly quoting cost (time) | $3,300 | $990 |
| Invoicing method | Paper / manual | Automated digital |
| Monthly software cost | $0 | $149/mo |
| Admin time saved / month | — | ~135.3 hrs/mo |
How This Calculator Works
This tool uses illustrative industry averages to estimate potential savings — it is not a quote or a guarantee. It applies simplified assumptions to your inputs so you can see directionally where time and money tend to get recovered when a business moves off manual processes.
Quoting time
Assumes digital quoting cuts time spent building estimates by roughly 70%, based on eliminating manual price lookups and re-typing line items.
Scheduling efficiency
Assumes each technician saves about 15 minutes per day that would otherwise go to phone calls, whiteboard updates, or manual dispatch coordination.
Invoicing time
Assumes paper-based invoicing takes about 20 minutes per job to prepare and follow up on, versus about 5 minutes for a digital-but-manual process — both drop close to zero with automated invoicing.
Dollar value of time
Time saved is converted to a dollar figure using a flat $75/hour reference rate, then compared against a reference software cost of $149/month to estimate net savings, ROI, and payback period.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are these savings numbers guaranteed?+
No. This calculator uses simplified, illustrative assumptions about time savings and hourly value to give you a directional estimate. Actual results depend on your current processes, team size, and how quickly your crew adopts the new workflow.
Why does the calculator use a flat $75/hour value for time saved?+
It's a reference rate meant to approximate the blended cost of an owner's or technician's time across common field service trades. You can mentally adjust the output up or down if your team's effective hourly value is different.
What if I already use some digital tools?+
Set your invoicing method to "Digital but manual" and enter your current monthly software cost — the calculator will estimate incremental savings from consolidating and automating what's still manual, rather than assuming you're starting from paper.
How is the payback period calculated?+
It divides the reference ServBuilder cost ($149/month) by your estimated daily savings rate, which gives a rough number of days before the recaptured time value covers the software cost.
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