Cloud Migration Cost Savings Calculator
Estimate your annual savings, one-time migration cost, and payback period from moving off on-prem. Adjust the inputs to match your environment — the numbers update live.
Your current environment
Hardware refresh, power, cooling, data-center / colo.
Staff time spent keeping on-prem infra running.
Lower utilization means more right-sizing savings in the cloud.
$230,000
40% lower run-rate
$596,200
After migration cost
5 mo
To recoup migration
Breakdown
- Current annual TCO
- $580,000
- Projected cloud annual TCO
- $350,000
- One-time migration cost
- $93,800
Directional estimate, not a quote. Assumes cloud managed services cut ops labor to 60% and right-sizing reduces infra spend by 15–50% depending on utilization.
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Frequently asked questions
How much can you save by migrating to the cloud?
It depends on how over-provisioned your current estate is. Right-sizing, autoscaling, and managed services typically cut infrastructure spend by 15–40% and ops labor by roughly 40%. This calculator estimates your annual savings, one-time migration cost, and payback period from a few inputs about your on-prem footprint.
What goes into cloud-migration total cost of ownership (TCO)?
TCO includes recurring costs (compute, storage, networking, and the staff time to run it) plus the one-time cost of the migration itself — planning, landing-zone setup, rehosting or replatforming each server, and moving and validating data.
How long until a cloud migration pays for itself?
Payback is the one-time migration cost divided by your monthly savings. For a moderately over-provisioned estate, teams often recoup the migration within 12–24 months, after which the savings compound year over year.
Is this estimate a quote?
No — it's a directional estimate based on published assumptions to help you scope the opportunity. A real migration plan accounts for your specific workloads, licensing, compliance, and commitments. Book a free consultation for a tailored assessment.
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