ROI Calculator

Autonomous drone operations vs. traditional methods — your numbers, live

Prospect / site

ROI horizon (years)

Current cost inflation (%/yr)

Reg. consultancy at 1 in N sites

Portfolio scale: 1 site

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Drag, or use a preset, to scale the single-site model across a portfolio. Per-site costs scale with the number of sites; regulatory consultancy applies to only 1 in N sites.

Your current costs

Today's spend for this site. Defaults reflect researched 2025 benchmarks — edit to the prospect's actuals.

Recurring manned labour

Units

Rate (£/hr)

Hours / day

Days / week

Weeks / year

Labour / yr£0

Other current operating costs

Item	Qty	Unit £	Frequency	Annual

Total current cost / year£0

IDI solution investment

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Maintenance, repairs & support (£/site/yr, from Yr 2)

IDI cost escalation (%/yr, Yr 2+)

Product / service	Qty	Unit £	Cost type / scale	Year 1

IDI Year 1 total£0

IDI ongoing / year (Yr 2 run rate, incl. maintenance)£0

Retained / additional site costs

Operational costs that continue under the IDI solution. Added to the IDI cost; always per site.

Item	Qty	Unit £	Frequency	Annual

Return on investment

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Ongoing annual saving (run rate)

Ongoing cost reduction

£0

Net saving over 5 years

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Payback period

Current costIDI solution cost

Year	Current cost	IDI cost	Saving	Cumulative saving

Figures are estimates for illustration and do not constitute a formal quotation. Current-cost defaults are based on researched 2025 market benchmarks; IDI figures are based on the IDI Compass business case and are fully editable. IDI ongoing costs rise with the maintenance and escalation assumptions above. Autosaves to this browser.