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See How Much You Could Save

Use this managed IT savings estimator to calculate your potential IT ROI, cost savings, and downtime reduction from switching to Axus managed IT services.

Your Business Details

25
5500
$8,000
$1,000$100,000
10h
0h80h
$500
$100$10,000

Your Estimated Savings

$102,000

Annual Savings

227%

Return on Investment

9h

Less Downtime/Mo

$3,750

Managed IT Cost/Mo

Monthly IT Savings$4,250/mo
Downtime Recovery Savings$51,000/yr
Total Annual Savings$102,000
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What You Get With Axus

24/7 proactive monitoring & support
Enterprise-grade cybersecurity included
Dedicated account manager
99.9% uptime SLA guarantee
No long-term contracts required

How We Calculate Your Savings

Transparent methodology based on industry benchmarks

Managed IT Cost Estimate

We estimate your Axus managed IT cost at $150/user/month — our standard flat-rate plan that includes 24/7 monitoring, unlimited help desk, endpoint security, and a dedicated account manager.

Managed IT Cost = Employees × $150/month

IT Cost Savings

If your current monthly IT spend exceeds the managed IT cost, the difference is your direct monthly savings — accounting for the reduction in break-fix labor, emergency vendor calls, and reactive IT spending.

Monthly Savings = Current IT Cost − Managed IT Cost
Annual IT Savings = Monthly Savings × 12

Downtime Reduction Savings

Based on client data and Gartner research, proactive managed IT reduces unplanned downtime by an average of 85%. We multiply your downtime hours by your hourly revenue impact to calculate the productivity value recovered.

Downtime Reduction = Current Downtime Hours × 85%
Annual Downtime Savings = Reduction Hours × Hourly Revenue × 12

Source: Gartner estimates average IT downtime costs $5,600/minute for SMBs. The 85% reduction figure is based on Axus client data across 500+ managed accounts.

Return on Investment (ROI)

ROI measures how much you gain relative to what you invest in managed IT. A 200% ROI means you get $3 back for every $1 spent.

ROI = (Total Annual Savings ÷ Annual Managed IT Cost) × 100

These estimates are for illustrative purposes based on industry averages. Actual savings vary by business size, industry, and current IT environment. Contact us for a custom assessment tailored to your specific situation.

Managed IT ROI Calculator — How Much Can Your Business Save?

Calculate your return on investment from switching to managed IT services. Most businesses with 25–200 employees save $50,000 or more per year compared to maintaining an in-house IT department. Our ROI calculator factors in staffing costs, downtime losses, tool licensing, and the hidden costs of security incidents.

The True Cost of In-House IT

The average SMB IT department costs $200,000–$325,000 per year when you include salaries, benefits, tools, certifications, training, and recruiting overhead. A single IT manager in Los Angeles commands $90,000–$130,000 in base salary alone — and they cannot cover your environment 24/7. Add vacation, sick days, and turnover risk, and in-house IT becomes an expensive liability.

What Managed IT Actually Costs

Axus managed IT services for a 50-person company typically run $75,000–$120,000 annually — while delivering better coverage, faster response times, and enterprise-grade security tools your in-house team could never afford individually. Plans start at $125–$200 per user per month and include everything: unlimited help desk, 24/7 monitoring, endpoint security, patch management, cloud backup, firewall management, and a dedicated vCIO.

What's Included in Managed IT

  • 24/7 remote monitoring and automated alerting across all endpoints, servers, and network devices
  • Unlimited help desk support — no ticket limits, no per-incident billing
  • Endpoint security including EDR, antivirus, and automated patch management
  • Cloud backup and disaster recovery with tested recovery procedures
  • Firewall management, network segmentation, and threat intelligence feeds
  • vCIO strategic IT planning — quarterly business reviews, technology roadmaps, budget forecasting
  • Vendor management — we coordinate with your internet provider, SaaS vendors, and hardware suppliers

The Hidden Costs Managed IT Eliminates

Beyond salary savings, managed IT eliminates costly reactive spending: emergency vendor callouts ($150–$300/hour), unplanned hardware replacements, ransomware recovery ($50K–$1M average), compliance fines for HIPAA or PCI violations ($100–$50,000 per violation), and productivity losses from downtime (averaging $5,600 per minute for SMBs according to Gartner).

ROI Timeline

Most businesses see positive ROI within 90 days of onboarding. The first month eliminates reactive firefighting. Month two establishes monitoring baselines and closes security gaps. Month three delivers the first vCIO strategic review — identifying technology investments that will generate measurable business value over the next 12–24 months.