IIoT, SCADA & Edge Connectivity worked example

IIoT ROI with iiot project cost of 62,500 $: a worked example

Suppose iiot project cost falls to 62,500 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate the payback period in years on an IIoT, machine monitoring, or edge connectivity project from project cost, annual operating savings, and the annual cost to keep the connected platform running.

The inputs for this scenario

  • IIoT project cost: 62,500 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 125,000)
  • Annual operating savings from connected data: 68,000 $ / yr (held at the documented default)
  • Annual platform and support cost: 14,000 $ / yr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Net annual IIoT savings = annual operating savings - annual platform and support cost.
  • IIoT payback period works out to 1.16 yr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Net annual IIoT savings works out to 54,000 $ / yr at these inputs.
  • IIoT project cost works out to 62,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Five-year net IIoT value works out to 207,500 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where iiot project cost sits at 125,000 $ and the headline result is 2.31 yr, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 1.16 yr.
  • It computes net annual IIoT savings (connected-data operating savings minus annual platform and support cost) and the simple payback period against the total project cost. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • IIoT payback period: 1.16 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual IIoT savings: 54,000 $ / yr
  • IIoT project cost: 62,500 $
  • Five-year net IIoT value: 207,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live IIoT ROI calculator, set iiot project cost to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.