Time saved is
money earned.
Every hour your team spends on manual work is an hour you already pay for. Put in your own numbers and see what one repetitive task costs you in a year.
Reclaimed every year
S$56,160
8 hrs × 3 people × 52 weeks × S$45 an hour
- hours a year
- 1,248
- work-weeks a year
- 31.2
- over three years
- S$168,480
That's 18.9 months of an admin executive's salaryS$2,977 a month, the Singapore average. Source: Indeed Singapore, administration executive salaries, Aug 2026., every year.
Scope it. Build it. Stop the bleed.
We'll show you the payback maths before you commit.
The alternatives, over three years.
Each of these is still charging you in year four.
From your numbers above
Doing nothing
S$168,480
S$56,160 a year in hours lost, × 3.
Grows with every hire who inherits the same task.
Worked out from the calculator above.
Before CPF
Hiring an admin executive
S$107,172
S$2,977 a month, the Singapore average, × 36.
Plus CPF, leave and cover.
Source: Indeed Singapore, administration executive salaries, Aug 2026
Setup plus monthly
An agency retainer
S$13,800 to S$31,800
S$3,000 setup, then S$300–800 a month, × 36.
The monthly fee runs for as long as you use it.
Source: a Singapore automation agency's published starter tier, 2026.
A Grunt build is one fixed quote, paid in milestones. No monthly fee to us.
What it might cost to fix.
Your numbers from the calculator above are linked to the below. Any build that sits under the dashed line pays for itself within a year. Pick one to see a rough price.
Where your project might sit
Move a slider in either calculator and both update.
Your cost of doing nothing
S$56,160 a year
At this cost, a Quick Tool, Automated Workflow or Connected System build pays for itself within a year.
Worked out for 8 hours a week, 3 people, at S$45 an hour. Turn on JavaScript to try your own numbers.
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Your project might cost
For a Quick Tool
Quick Tool: S$2,800–S$4,900
This is an estimate, not a quote. The final price will come after a free scoping call and may be higher or lower than this range.
- $Quick Tool
- A web-app or an offline tool like an invoice generator
- First version: Days
- $$Automated Workflow
- Enquiry → instant reply → CRM → follow-up
- First version: About a week
- $$$Connected System
- System connecting Job management with customer notifications
- First version: Weeks, in stages
- $$$$Integrated Platform
- One system replacing several tools, on web and mobile app
- First version: Months, in stages
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Custom software, internal tools, web apps, AI automation flows, iOS & Android apps, websites. Tell us your pain point. We'll advise what you actually need — and what you don't.
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