ROI calculator

What's manual admin actually costing your team this year?

Magazine Publishing Software With Production, Sales & Accounts Receivable In One Publishing CRM Package

Three quick steps. No account, no email — just your team's real numbers.

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Each proposal costs about 30 minutes of admin — writing it up, then re-keying the same order into production, billing and your other systems.
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Your team

Live estimate
Hours recovered / year
1,783 hrs
Cost saved / year
$117,575

Keep going — this updates as you type. Finish all three steps to see the full breakdown.

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How it works

From your numbers to your ROI in three steps

The calculator runs in your browser and updates as you type. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.

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Enter your real numbers

Team size, deal size, proposals, ads and invoices — three short steps, eleven fields.

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See your number

A live estimate of the admin hours and cost Magazine Manager could hand back every year.

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A task-by-task breakdown, revenue upside, and every assumption behind the math — sent to you.

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Your personalised report

What's in your PDF breakdown

Finish the three steps and we'll email a report built entirely around the numbers you entered — the full picture, not just the headline figure.

Inside the PDF

Everything behind your number

  • A task-by-task breakdown of where the time comes back
  • What reinvesting the recovered selling time could be worth
  • Every assumption behind the math, in plain numbers
  • Why publishers choose Magazine Manager, and how to see it on your own account
What publishers say

Real results from real customers

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$9,000+ saved per year on invoicing & tear sheets.
Mary L. — verified Capterra review
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Hundreds of hours of admin saved.
Burton L. — verified Capterra review

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 / 5 from 352 reviews on Capterra

Questions

Before you run the numbers

Do I need an account or my email to use the calculator?

No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser — three quick steps, no account and no email. You only share your details if you want the full PDF breakdown sent to you.

How are these numbers calculated?

Each figure is time saved per task at the hourly rate you enter — about 30 minutes per proposal (writing it up, then re-entering the same order in production, accounts receivable and your other systems), 5 minutes chasing each signature, 15 minutes of contract admin, 10 minutes per weekly email campaign, 3 minutes per ad designed and 3 minutes per invoice processed. Extra revenue values a recovered selling hour at your average deal size and deal rate. These are estimates for your inputs, not a guarantee of results.

What's in the PDF report?

A task-by-task breakdown of where the time comes back, what reinvesting the recovered selling time could be worth, every assumption behind the math, and why publishers choose Magazine Manager.

Is Magazine Manager built for publishers specifically?

Yes. It brings production, ad sales and accounts receivable into one publishing CRM, so the admin this calculator measures lives in a single system instead of scattered across tools.

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Magazine Manager — a Mirabel Technologies product. This calculator provides estimates based on the numbers you enter and is not a guarantee of results.