ROI Calculator

What is running on spreadsheets
actually costing you?

Enter a few numbers about your operation and see your estimated annual savings, ROI multiple and payback period — modelled on LogisticCube's ROI & Business Value study of transport companies across India.

Your operation

Rough numbers are fine — adjust anything to see it update live.

Estimated annual value
₹1.29 Cr
₹1,29,00,000 per year in recovered cost and freed capital
83×
Return on your subscription
4 days
Payback period
₹1.17 Cr
Net Year-1 gain after cost
Where the value comes from
Recommended plan
Growth
25 users · billed annually
Your subscription
₹1,19,700/yr
See full pricing
How this is calculated: figures are conservative estimates based on LogisticCube's ROI & Business Value study and Indian transport industry benchmarks — covering billing accuracy, freight & vendor payment auditing, fuel & running-cost control, faster collections, automated admin effort, compliance-penalty avoidance and software consolidation. Actual results vary by operation. Book a demo for a tailored assessment using your own numbers.
The cost of waiting

What running on spreadsheets quietly costs you

Before we talk about what LogisticCube gives you, look at what a transport business already loses every month without a unified system — silently, and usually without anyone noticing.

"I've never met a transport company that lost money because they invested in the right ERP. But I've seen hundreds bleed slowly to death from billing errors, compliance penalties and customer churn — all because they kept running on WhatsApp groups and Excel sheets."
— LogisticCube · 15 years in transport ERP sales & implementation
Where money leaksWithout a unified systemWith LogisticCubeTypical saving
Billing errors & undercharging2–5% of monthly freight revenue lost to missed or wrong chargesAuto-generated GST billing linked to every Bilty₹20K–₹5L / mo
E-Way Bill penalties₹10,000–₹50,000 per expired-bill incidentReal-time expiry alerts before transitPenalty risk removed
Manual bank reconciliation3–5 person-days of staff time every monthAuto-matched by narration & amount in under 2 hours3–4 staff-days / mo
Compliance fines (GST / TDS)₹25K–₹5L per assessment from filing errorsGST & TDS computed correctly at sourcePenalty risk removed
Admin overhead (manual entry)4–8 extra admin staff to key the same volume1–2 staff handle it with automation₹1.2L–₹3.2L / mo
Redundant softwareSeparate TMS + Tally + HR subscriptionsOne platform replaces the stack₹15K–₹60K / mo
Conservative estimate: a mid-size operation running 50 trucks without a proper ERP quietly loses ₹1.5–8 lakh every month across these categories — ₹18–96 lakh a year, more than enough to fund the platform many times over.
The ROI framework

Return shows up in three ways

ERP ROI is not a single number. It flows from money you stop losing, time you convert into capacity, and new revenue you can finally win — each on its own timeline.

Hard savings

Money you stop losing

  • Billing-error and undercharging elimination
  • Compliance-penalty avoidance (E-Way / GST / TDS)
  • Redundant software costs removed
  • Manual-labour cost reduction
Measurable within 30–90 days
Efficiency gains

Time turned into capacity

  • Bilty processing: 15 min → ~90 seconds
  • Bank reconciliation in hours, not days
  • Automated GST & TDS on every transaction
  • Self-service dashboards — no manual report pulls
Measurable within 1–3 months
Revenue gains

New money you start making

  • Handle 2–3× more shipments with the same team
  • Win enterprise clients that require an ERP
  • Collect invoices 15–30 days faster
  • Expand branches without adding systems
Measurable within 3–12 months
Benchmarks

Manual operations vs LogisticCube

Typical before-and-after benchmarks for Indian transport operations, drawn from the ROI & Business Value study and industry data.

Operational areaManual averageWith LogisticCubeImprovement
Bilty processing time15–20 min per Bilty~90 seconds per Bilty93% faster
Bank reconciliation3–5 working days / monthUnder 2 hours / month95% faster
Billing cycle7–14 days after deliverySame-day or next-dayUp to 10× faster
Payment collection period45–60 day average25–35 day average~33% shorter
Billing / invoice error rate15–25% of invoicesUnder 2%~87% fewer
Compliance penalty incidents2–6 per yearNear zeroEliminated
Multi-branch reporting5–8 days manual collationReal-time dashboardsInstant
New-client onboarding3–5 days manual setupSame day, digital5× faster
By company size

Three worked scenarios

Composite scenarios from the ROI & Business Value study — the mid-point of the full modeled savings, minus the platform cost. The live calculator above is deliberately more conservative, so treat these as the upper end of the potential and the calculator as a realistic estimate on your own numbers.

Small · 10 trucks · 8 users
46×every ₹1 invested returns ~₹46
  • Payback period ~3 weeks
  • Net Year-1 gain ₹24.6L
  • Platform cost ₹28,704 / yr

600 bilties/mo, currently on Tally + Excel + WhatsApp.

Large · 200 trucks · 75 users
122×every ₹1 invested returns ~₹122
  • Payback period ~2 days
  • Net Year-1 gain ₹11.5 Cr
  • Platform cost ₹5,75,280 / yr

15,000+ bilties/mo, replacing SAP + separate HR/payroll.

Beyond the spreadsheet

The returns a calculator can't capture

Some of the most valuable returns from an ERP never show up as a line item — and for many transport companies they matter more than the cost savings.

Win bigger clients

Qualify for enterprise contracts

  • FMCG, pharma, automotive and e-commerce shippers require a functioning ERP, digital documentation and GST-compliant billing before awarding contracts.
  • A single such contract can be worth ₹20L–₹2Cr a year — and you cannot bid without the system.
Enterprise value

A 2–3× valuation multiplier

  • Transport companies running a structured ERP are valued at 2–3× higher multiples in M&A.
  • Acquirers pay for predictability — clean, auditable, digital records make your business due-diligence ready.
Compounding

The flywheel effect

  • Month 1: save time on every Bilty.
  • Month 3: use the data to negotiate better carrier rates.
  • Month 6: win your first enterprise client.
  • Year 2: open a branch because operations run themselves.
What success looks like

Two before-and-after journeys

Composite profiles built from typical implementation outcomes. They are illustrative — not specific named clients — but the shape of the change is what transport teams consistently see.

Illustrative composite

Small fleet owner

Maharashtra · 8 trucks · 1 branch
Before
  • Handwritten Bilties, ops over WhatsApp
  • Bank reconciliation took 4 days a month
  • 2 E-Way Bill penalties in a year (₹40,000)
  • Billing disputes ~₹30,000/month
After 6 months
  • Reconciliation done in under 90 minutes
  • Zero E-Way Bill penalties since go-live
  • Billing disputes down ~80%
  • Live mobile dashboard replaced morning calls
₹97,648 net gain in 6 months (₹1,12,000 saved − ₹14,352 platform)
Illustrative composite

Regional logistics company

North India · 35 trucks · 4 branches
Before
  • 4 admin staff for billing & reconciliation
  • No real-time view — MD called branches 3×/day
  • Payroll on spreadsheets took 5 days
  • Missed an enterprise RFQ — no ERP in place
After 12 months
  • 2 admin staff handle the same volume
  • MD has a full real-time dashboard on mobile
  • Payroll processed in ~2 hours end to end
  • Won first enterprise contract (₹1.2 Cr/yr)
₹1.62 Cr net Year-1 value incl. new contract (₹1.74 Cr − ₹1,19,700 platform)
The cost of delay

Every month of waiting has a price

Delay isn't saving — it's spending on errors you can't see, compliance risk you aren't measuring, and clients you'll lose without understanding why. For a mid-size operation, every month without a system costs 7 to 18 months of the platform's annual price.

Small · 10 trucks
₹1.1–2.3L / mo lost
vs ₹28,704 / year to fix it
Mid · 50 trucks
₹8.5–21.5L / mo lost
vs ₹1.2L / year to fix it
Large · 200 trucks
₹58L–1.43Cr / mo lost
vs ₹5.75L / year to fix it
"Every day you wait is a day you pay for twice — once in losses today, once in ground you lose to competitors tomorrow."
— LogisticCube · 15 years in transport ERP
Total cost of ownership

The complete 3-year picture

A fair ROI view includes every cost, not just the subscription — onboarding, data migration and training. Here is the honest, complete picture over three years (annual billing).

Cost componentSmall (8 users)Mid-size (25 users)Large (75 users)
Annual subscription (Yr 1)₹28,704₹1,19,700₹5,75,280
One-time onboarding₹5,000₹5,000₹10,000
Data migration (if needed)₹0–₹10,000₹10,000–₹20,000₹20,000–₹50,000
Year-1 total cost₹33,704–₹43,704₹1,34,700–₹1,44,700₹6,13,280–₹6,51,280
Year 2 & Year 3 (each)₹28,704₹1,19,700₹5,75,280
3-year net ROI₹38L–82L₹2.7–7.4 Cr₹19–50 Cr
The honest answers

The questions every owner asks first

After hundreds of transport ERP conversations, the same handful of concerns come up every time. Here are the direct, honest answers.

Q. "We're too small for an ERP."
The companies that feel too small are often the ones losing 10–20% of revenue to preventable errors. The Starter plan is ₹897/month for 3 users — if that saves you ₹50,000–₹1,00,000 a month in leakage, the maths isn't close. You can even start on the free Freemium plan.
Q. "My staff will resist the change."
LogisticCube is built for transport teams, not generic ERP users — a simple Bilty screen, WhatsApp/email sharing and a mobile app that loading and booking staff pick up quickly. In most rollouts the majority of the team is operational within about two weeks, and resistance fades once nobody has to do three-hour manual reconciliation again.
Q. "We already use Tally."
Tally is excellent accounting software — but it isn't a logistics ERP. It can't generate E-Way Bills, process Challans, manage drivers and vehicles, or automate lorry-hire TDS. LogisticCube handles your accounting and adds the full 23-module transport lifecycle Tally was never built for, with data export/sync available on the Enterprise tier.
Q. "Is my data safe in the cloud?"
Your data sits on enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure with encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access, maker-checker authorisation on critical financial actions, a full audit trail and automated backups with disaster recovery — safer than a server in your office with none of those. On formal certifications like ISO 27001 or SOC 2, we're transparent about where each stands and won't claim a badge we don't hold. See our security approach →
Q. "How long is implementation, and how disruptive?"
Starter and Growth clients are typically live within 5–10 working days. We run parallel operations during transition — you keep using your existing setup while we migrate and train, then cut over when your team is confident. A Priority Onboarding add-on assigns a dedicated implementation expert.
Q. "What's the fastest way to be sure?"
Ask for a free ROI assessment on your real numbers, then pilot one branch before rolling out. You measure the results against the projection before committing the whole company — the risk stays close to zero. Talk to sales →
Your next steps

A low-risk path from estimate to rollout

You don't flip a switch on day one. This is the staged path we recommend after guiding transport companies through the move.

01
Day 1

Request a demo

Bring the people who create Bilties, run accounts and manage the fleet, and see your own workflow in action.

02
Day 2–3

ROI assessment

Share your volumes and current costs; we build a tailored ROI model on your numbers — free, ~30 minutes.

03
Week 1–2

Pilot one branch

Start with one team, get 5–8 users confident, and run parallel with your existing setup — risk stays near zero.

04
Month 1–3

Measure & expand

Check results against the projection, then roll out branch by branch onto one platform.

05
Month 3–12

Leverage the data

Go after enterprise clients you couldn't qualify for before, and use your data to negotiate rates and plan expansion.

Turn the estimate into a plan

Get a tailored ROI assessment built on your real numbers — free, in 30 minutes.

Talk to sales