What does your legacy system really cost? Enter downtime, training, and workarounds – the result is your annual pain figure in euros and your concrete pressure to act.
Quantify your software pain
The Legacy Pain calculator provides an immediate, non-binding economic estimate without requiring an email address or registration. It separates investment and recurring effects and uses documented assumptions derived from more than 250 software projects.
Use the calculator right below for an instant first estimate – no sign-up and no fixed-price commitment. We align scope, risks, and assumptions in a conversation before a binding quote.
Quantify your software pain
What does your legacy system really cost? Enter downtime, training effort, and workarounds – the result is your annual pain figure in euros.
Your annual software pain
38,600 €
per year
Breakdown
This is your avoidable cost pressure – every year without action, this amount remains. Modernization reduces or eliminates these items.
38,600 € per year
These items are plannable and measurable. Knowing them helps you prioritize: where is the first step most worthwhile? A free initial consultation brings clarity.
Breakdown: Downtime · Training · Workarounds / rework · Errors & incidents → 38,600 €
All figures without guarantee. Actual costs depend on your industry and processes. We support you with a detailed analysis.
Ihre Legacy pain calculator-Ergebnisse werden mitgesendet. Sie sind jedoch nur eine Indikation – ein genaues Angebot können wir erst erstellen, wenn wir die konkreten Anforderungen geklärt haben.
Ihre Legacy pain calculator-Ergebnisse
The calculation follows six visible stages. All figures remain planning values until scope and assumptions have been reviewed.
1. Capture inputs
The calculator records the visible project, volume, complexity and operating parameters selected on this page.
2. Add fixed components
One-off investment and recurring operating components are added separately.
3. Apply multipliers
Volumes, time values and rates are multiplied where the model converts effort or incidents into monetary effects.
4. Create the range
The calculator applies its documented lower and upper uncertainty factors to the base result; ROI views keep investment and savings visible separately.
5. Round and calibrate
Monetary result fields are rounded to the nearest whole euro. Public project-cost components are calibrated with the centrally maintained display factor.
6. Classify the result
The result is shown as non-binding guidance. A binding quote requires scope, data, integrations, risks and acceptance criteria to be reviewed.
Efficiency or discount factor: A central display factor of 0.7 is applied to public project-cost components to keep all calculators aligned with the currently reviewed pricing basis. It is not a customer-specific discount; customer-entered wages, revenues and existing operating costs are not reduced.
Why this is not a binding quote: The calculator cannot verify complete requirements, third-party dependencies, data quality, legal constraints or acceptance criteria.
Costs for Legacy Pain depend on scope, risk, and quality expectations. The calculator provides an initial range.
We quote transparently with dedicated contacts from East Frisia.
Concrete project profiles with assumptions and indicative budgets—useful for internal alignment alongside the calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
An interactive tool to quantify the 'pain' of your legacy software: downtime, training effort, manual workarounds, and error costs are combined into an annual sum in euros.
The result shows your concrete pressure to act – for fact-focused and detail-oriented decision-makers.
Downtime (hours × cost per hour), training effort (days × cost per day), manual workarounds and rework (hours per month × hourly rate × 12), and errors/incidents (count × average cost).
All figures are estimates; we can perform a detailed analysis in an initial consultation.
Red type: Decision-makers who focus on clear numbers and facts – the annual pain figure in euros is the central pressure to act.
Blue type: Decision-makers who prioritize structure and risk – the breakdown by category and traceability of line items make the pressure to act visible.
You can request a free pain analysis via the contact form.
We review with you where the biggest levers are and how modernization or optimization pays off – including connection to our ROI calculator for modernization.
Structured delivery for legacy schmerz—pragmatic for mid-market organisations, with clear milestones.
1. Scope & assumptions
In the first call we frame legacy schmerz: scope, risks, integrations, and explicit out-of-scope items.
2. Complexity assessment
We break the work into modules and give min–max ranges instead of a single wish number.
3. Offer or calculator output
Fixed-price package, sprint budget, or ROI scenario—whatever fits legacy schmerz.
4. Next step
Discovery workshop, detailed quote, or pilot so you can decide with confidence.
| Model | When it fits | Budget & flexibility | Typical risks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed price (fixed scope) | Clearly defined scope, stable requirements, repeatable delivery. | Predictable total cost; little room for change without a change order. | Scope creep leads to change orders or quality trade-offs. |
| Time & Material | Discovery, legacy, evolving requirements, or close collaboration. | Maximum flexibility; budget transparent via hourly or daily rates. | Without prioritisation, effort can grow—backlog and reviews matter. |
| Retainer / maintenance package | Ongoing operations, updates, small features, and support. | Agreed capacity per month; predictable follow-on cost. | Large changes may still need a separate estimate. |
| Hybrid (milestone + T&M) | MVP or phased releases with clear go-lives, then iterate. | Core delivery fixed price; extensions on a time-and-materials basis. | Define contractually what is in scope vs. extra work. |
Calculators on this page provide indicative ranges; we choose the right model with you based on risk, scope, and planning horizon.
The ranges shown are indicative. For a binding quote we discuss scope, priorities and funding options in a free intro call. Many digitalization projects qualify for grants – try our funding calculator.
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