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Estimate what manual work costs you.

This calculator computes on your own figures: how many people do a task, how long it takes, and how often it happens. The result estimates hours saved per year, and NOK value if you enter your own hourly cost. The scope check below gives small, medium, or large scope from six questions. Aprex stores nothing, and neither part is a quote or a promise.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tool

The calculator

Enter your own figures. Everything computes in your browser.

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    How the calculator computes

    The formula is: hours per year = number of people × (minutes per occurrence / 60) × occurrences per period × periods per year. For weekly repetition, periods per year equals the work weeks per year you enter; for monthly repetition it is 12. Value per year is hours per year × hourly cost, shown only when you enter an hourly cost. Empty fields count as zero, invalid characters are ignored, and negative numbers become zero. Norwegian number formats are understood: spaces as thousand separators and comma as the decimal mark.

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    Worked example as illustration

    Illustration with fictional figures: 5 people spend 20 minutes per occurrence, 3 times a week, across 45 work weeks. That gives 5 × (20 / 60) × 3 × 45 = 225 hours per year. At an hourly cost of 600 NOK the value is 225 × 600 = 135,000 NOK per year. The example only shows the arithmetic; your figures give your answer. It is not an estimate of what Aprex charges or what automation will save.

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Your estimate

Enter your figures to see the estimate. Nothing is stored or sent.

The estimate only computes on the figures you enter. It is not a quote from Aprex and promises no savings.

Scope

The scope check

Answer six questions honestly. Everything happens in your browser.

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    How the scope check is weighted

    The scope check asks six questions: systems to connect, data quality, user groups, sensitive data and privacy, traceability requirements, and existing APIs. Each answer scores 0 points for small, 1 for medium, and 2 for large. The total is always between 0 and 12: 0-3 means small scope, 4-7 medium scope, and 8-12 large scope. Unanswered questions count as 0, so a half-finished check never reads larger than it is. The bands only describe how much must be clarified before building, never time or price.

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    What Aprex needs to assess

    Whatever the scope, Aprex needs the same to give a concrete assessment: a short description of the workflow and who uses it, which systems and data sources are involved, and what should differ afterwards with a goal to measure against. Send it through the contact form, and Aprex will answer whether the case fits a scoped pilot. Do not send passwords, API keys, or sensitive personal data in the first message.

How many systems must connect?
How is data quality?
How many user groups?
Does the flow hold sensitive data?
What traceability is required?
Do the systems have APIs?
Your scope assessment

Answer the questions to see the scope. Nothing is stored or sent.

Read more

Background for the figures and the way to a concrete assessment.

FAQ

Questions and answers

Does Aprex store the figures I enter?
No. Everything computes in your browser. Nothing is sent to Aprex, stored, or measured - not even for analytics.
Is the result a quote from Aprex?
No. The result is pure arithmetic on your own estimates. It says nothing about what Aprex charges or what automation will actually save.
Why is hourly cost optional?
Because hours are a neutral measure everyone understands, while hourly cost varies. Without it you get hours per year; with it you also get a NOK value of your own figures.
What do small, medium, and large scope mean?
Only how much must be clarified before building: systems, data, users, privacy, traceability, and APIs. It is not a time or price estimate.
What happens after the scope check?
You get an indication of scope and a list of what Aprex needs to assess the case. To proceed, send the description through the contact form.
Does the page work without JavaScript?
Partly, yes. The formula, weighting, worked example, and all explanations are readable without JavaScript. Computing with your own figures needs JavaScript, since it happens in your browser.
Trust

Honest tools

This page promises no savings and shows no Aprex prices. The calculator only repeats arithmetic on figures you enter yourself, and the scope check describes clarification needs, not cost. To learn what something will actually take, the case must be assessed concretely - then the contact form is the right path.

Want your case assessed?

Send workflow, systems, and goals through the contact form, and Aprex will answer concretely.

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