The ROI
Stop the Excel Tax. 1,906% ROI
These aren't hypotheticals. Here's the actual math — including the hidden cost of spreadsheet chaos.
1,906%
Return on Investment
< 2 days
Payback Period
$5,701
Net Monthly Value
30%
Cloud Cost Reduction
The Math: Team of 5 Data Consumers
Time Savings Per User Per Month
| Excel consolidation | 4 hours → 0 (auto) | 4h saved |
| Finding tables/data | 3 hours → 10 min | 2h 50m saved |
| Writing queries | 2 hours → 10 min | 1h 50m saved |
| Documentation | 5 hours → 0 (auto) | 5h saved |
| Cost analysis | 3 hours → 20 min | 2h 40m saved |
| Troubleshooting | 4 hours → 30 min | 3h 30m saved |
| Total per user | 20 hours/month |
Monthly Value Calculation
Time savings (16h × $75/hr × 5 users)
$6,000/month
Avoided bad decisions (data errors)
$2,000/month
Faster time to market
$5,000/month
BigQuery cost optimization (30%)
$500/month
Compliance/audit readiness
$1,000/month
Total Monthly Value
$14,500/month
Minus: Team subscription
-$299/month
Net Monthly Value
$14,201/month
You don't need a bigger data team.
You need a smarter setup.
Transform your subject matter experts into data-empowered professionals. Reduce dependency on tribal knowledge and key-person risk.
Compare to Alternatives
Do Nothing
$0
- + 20 hours/week wasted finding data
- + Decisions delayed by weeks
- + Key-person risk grows daily
Hire a Data Analyst
$120-180K/yr
- + 2-4 weeks to hire
- + 2-4 weeks to onboard
- + Knowledge leaves when they do
Build Internal Tools
$50-100K
- + 6-12 months to build
- + Ongoing maintenance costs
- + Diverts engineering resources
Seambo OS
$299/mo
- + Same-day deployment
- + No code changes
- + Knowledge stays forever