Global
General assumptions
Baseline economics that apply across every scenario.
3.0%
Section 1
Current OCR cost today
Estimate what the AP platform currently spends on OCR capture, support, infrastructure, and OCR-related churn.
Annual cost for OCR
€175,000
Internal OCR labour & allocated
€197,500
Current annual OCR TCO
€372,500
Section 2
Build AI AP automation in-house
Estimate the cost, risk, and timeline of building an AI-driven invoice capture and AP automation capability internally.
Development investment
12 months
70%
Engineering build cost
€600,000
Risk-adjusted contingency
€202,500
Total development cost
€877,500
Operations cost
20%
€
€
50%
100%
100%
Year 1 build cost
€1,249,250
Year 2 build cost
€195,500
Year 3 build cost
€195,500
3-year Build TCO
€1,640,250
Section 3
Partner with Omnimodular
Estimate the cost of launching AI AP automation through an Omnimodular partnership instead of building internally.
€
3 months
Annual partner licence (Y1)
€60,000
One-time integration cost
€45,000
3-year Partner TCO
€323,579
3-year cost comparison
Build in-house vs partner with Omnimodular
3-year cost breakdown
All figures in EUR
| Build | Partner | Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | €1,249,250 | €198,125 | €1,051,125 |
| Year 2 | €195,500 | €61,800 | €133,700 |
| Year 3 | €195,500 | €63,654 | €131,846 |
| Total | €1,640,250 | €323,579 | €1,316,671 |
The calculator is an estimate. Actual ROI depends on invoice volume, internal engineering cost, rollout speed, delivery risk, and commercial terms.
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