The Rent Calculator
Run your numbers
Cumulative license fees against one build fee plus hosting, over the years you choose. Share the result with whoever owns the budget.
Rent versus own calculator
Not sure? Third-party estimates for licenses in this category run $10 to $20 per location per month.
- Renting, 5 years
- $900,000
- Owning, 5 years
- $210,000
- Stays in your budget
- $690,000
Assumptions, always visible
Current spend held flat, no renewal increases.
Build fee estimated at $120,000 for a network this size (published range $40,000 to $140,000).
Managed hosting estimated at $1,500 / mo; self-hosting removes it.
Illustrative, not a quote.