Cost Intelligence
FORGE vs Legacy Competitor ROI Calculator
Five-year total cost of ownership comparison using published industry pricing benchmarks and FORGE Tier 3 rates. Adjust the sliders to match your program.
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Legacy Competitor 5-Year TCO
$24.6M
FORGE 5-Year TCO
$11.1M
Net Savings
$13.5M
55% lower cost
CDRL Labor Savings
$2.5M
85% reduction in assembly time
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FORGE is cheaper from day one at this configuration.
Cumulative Cost — Year by Year
Year 1
Legacy Competitor
$7.1M
FORGE
$2.6M
Year 2
Legacy Competitor
$11.5M
FORGE
$4.7M
Year 3
Legacy Competitor
$15.9M
FORGE
$6.8M
Year 4
Legacy Competitor
$20.3M
FORGE
$9.0M
Year 5
Legacy Competitor
$24.6M
FORGE
$11.1M
Cost Breakdown
CDRL Labor Savings (Separate Line Item)
FORGE auto-generates CDRLs from live operational data — 85% reduction in manual assembly time.
$2.5M
saved over 5 years
Current CDRL cost: $3M
Formula: 40h x $125/h x 12mo x 10 sites x 5yr x 85%
What the Legacy Competitor TCO Doesn't Include
- ✕ATO/RMF compliance remediation
- ✕GovCloud migration from commercial AWS
- ✕CDRL-specific report development
- ✕IoT edge gateway hardware & integration
- ✕Disconnected/DDIL operations capability
- ✕Vendor consultant change order fees
- ✕Annual version upgrade projects
- ✕Custom mobile app development