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Free tools/AI tool stack audit
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You're paying for 12 tools. Which 3 actually pay back?

List the tools you pay for, the monthly cost, and the hours each one saves you. We'll give a per-tool verdict and a net annual position across the stack.

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Your stack

One row per tool you pay for. Estimate hours saved per week — be honest, not generous.

£50

Your numbers

Net annual position

+£14,600

Savings (£16,100) minus stack spend (£1,500).

Stack monthly cost

£124

Annual savings

£16,100

Best performer

ChatGPT Team — £8,900 net / year

Worst performer

Slack — £-400 net / year (Drag)

What this means

Your stack is paying back

Net position is strong. The next question is whether you can push further — the quiz surfaces three quick wins.

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60-minute interview, then a custom report with named tools, exact steps and a 5-day plan delivered within two working days of your call. Money-back if we don’t surface 5+ hours a week.

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How this works

Owners typically pay for 8-15 SaaS or AI subscriptions and can’t name which are paying back. This tool gives a per-tool verdict and a single net annual position so you can see the shape on one screen. To see where the team’s time goes as well, try the staff time audit.

For each tool we compute: hours saved per week × hourly value of that time × 46 working weeks. That’s the annual value. Subtract monthly cost × 12 to get the net. Ratio of value to cost determines the verdict — Earning its keep (3x+), Marginal (1-3x), Drag (below 1x).

The 3x threshold accounts for switching cost and time spent maintaining the tool, not just licence cost. A tool that breaks even on time saved alone is usually losing money once you include onboarding and admin around it.

Quick FAQ

Questions about this tool.

Brutally. The default mistake is over-estimating. If you genuinely don't know, halve the number you first thought of. Tools that get a 'Drag' verdict with a generous estimate are definitely a drag.
A tool earning back 3x its annual cost in saved time is 'Earning its keep'. 1-3x is 'Marginal'. Below 1x is 'Drag'. The 3x threshold accounts for switching cost and time spent maintaining the tool, not just licence cost.
Count the time saved by the thing it enables. If your CRM doesn't save hours but it makes follow-up possible at all, attribute the saved follow-up time to the CRM. Don't count it twice across tools.
Only if you opt in to the email follow-up. The tool runs entirely in your browser otherwise.
A 60-minute interview, then a custom report with named tools, exact steps and a 7-day plan delivered within two working days of your call. £799, money-back if we don’t surface 5+ hours a week. See what’s in the report.