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RECITE ME PDF REMEDIATION ROI CALCULATOR
Compare outsourced PDF remediation with doing it in-house
Estimate the true internal cost of remediating PDFs, including staff time, salary burden, and delivery capacity. The calculator then compares that with a Recite Me remediation cost per page.
Your inputs
Total number of PDFs
1200
Total page count
13094
Staff remediating PDFs
2
Hours per person per week
7.5
Currency
GBP
Salary defaults update by currency and include a 25% on-cost uplift.
PDF complexity
Simple — 15 minutes per page
Average annual salary
30000
Disable. Used to calculate internal hourly cost.
Recite Me cost per page
1.55
Disable commercial assumption.
ROI summary
ESTIMATED SAVING BY USING RECITE ME
£42,656
210.2% ROI versus the Recite Me estimate.
INTERNAL STAFF COST
£62,952
Salary + 25% employment and management overhead.
RECITE ME ESTIMATE
£20,296
Based on the cost per page assumption.
INTERNAL REMEDIATION TIME
3,273.5 hrs
218.2 weeks at the stated team capacity.
OPPORTUNITY COST
87.3 weeks
Full-time equivalent working weeks diverted from core roles.
| ITEM | IN-HOUSE | RECITE ME |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | £62,952 (£52 per PDF) | £20,296 |
| Hours required | 3,273.5 hours | Handled externally |
| Delivery pressure | 218.2 calendar weeks | Reduced internal workload |
On these assumptions, outsourcing PDF remediation to Recite Me avoids approximately 3,273.5 hours of internal work and releases £42,656 of staff capacity back into core activity.
Salary defaults: UK median full-time annual earnings £39,039; US median weekly full-time earnings $1,204 annualised to $62,608; Australia full-time adult ordinary weekly earnings $2,051.10 annualised to $106,657.20. The calculator adds 25% for holiday, employer taxes, benefits, supervision and management overhead. All assumptions are editable.