Industrial Software Integration & APIs worked example

Integration ROI with total integration build investment of 300,000 $: a worked example

Push total integration build investment up to 300,000 $ and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use this calculator when preparing a business case for an integration project, presenting ROI to a capital committee, or comparing multiple integration investment options by payback period.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total integration build investment: 300,000 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 120,000)
  • Annual gross savings from integration: 65,000 $ / year (unchanged)
  • Annual ongoing support and maintenance cost: 12,000 $ / year (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Net annual savings = annual gross savings - annual ongoing support cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.66 yr for integration payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 53,000 $ / yr for net annual integration savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 300,000 $ for total integration investment.
  • At this operating point the engine returns -35,000 $ for five-year net integration value.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where total integration build investment sits at 120,000 $ and the headline result is 2.26 yr, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 5.66 yr.
  • It computes payback period in years from total investment and net annual savings, plus net annual savings and five-year net value. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Integration payback period: 5.66 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual integration savings: 53,000 $ / yr
  • Total integration investment: 300,000 $
  • Five-year net integration value: -35,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Integration ROI calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.