COMPLIANCE ROI CALCULATOR

What is reactive compliance
really costing you?

White dove with wings spread open, flying against a black background.

Use the calculator below to estimate annual drag, payback timing, and value returned to the business.


THE HIDDEN DRAG

The do-it-yourself approach costs more than you think.

Reactive, ad hoc compliance can feel like the cheaper path. Until it starts slowing deals, pulling teams off roadmap, and creating avoidable legal costs.

  • Stalled revenue


    Deals sitting in review for 30-180 days delay your cash flow.

  • Team distraction


    Engineers hours spent on questionnaires are hours stolen from your roadmap.

  • Legal churn


    Paying counsel hourly to fix inconsistent documentation is wasted spend.

  • Lost leverage


    Sales momentum dies when buyers "wait on review".

This drag compounds: Every stalled review, extra questionnaire, documentation scramble, and escalation slows growth.

LEADERSHIP-READY ROI SNAPSHOT

What your ROI snapshot shows

  • Payback Timeline


    See when operational gains may begin to surpass your investment.

  • Revenue Velocity


    Model the projected financial impact of shortening review cycles.

  • Reclaimed Capacity


    See engineering and legal hours returned to the business.

  • Drag Reduction


    Estimate the decrease in escalations, exceptions, and reactive scrambles.


GET YOUR ROI SNAPSHOT

Complete the calculator to unlock your full ROI results, a downloadable PDF, and a shareable link.

Quick setup

What's your approach to risk?

Inputs

You may edit the basic fields. Pricing is calculated based on company size and revenue.

Company Profile
Basic inputs
Certifications you plan to maintain
Advanced inputs (optional)

These are filled by benchmarks. You can tweak them if you want to stress test the model.

Revenue and diligence
Risk and operations - without a compliance program
With a compliance program

Results

EV means expected value.

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Three year NPV
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Expected annual cost of non-compliance

Without a compliance program
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  • Breach risk EVN/A
  • Regulatory fines EVN/A
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With a compliance program
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  • Breach risk EVN/A
  • Regulatory fines EVN/A
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Investment summary

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  • Annual certification costsN/A
  • Annual program run rateN/A
  • Total year 1 costN/A
  • Annual savings vs currentN/A
  • Net year 1 benefitN/A
  • RecommendationN/A
What these metrics mean
  • Annual ROI = Net annual benefit divided by year 1 cost.
  • Payback months = Months until cumulative savings exceed annual program cost.
  • Three year NPV = Present value of three years of annual net cash flow, discounted by your rate.
Sources

Results are based on your inputs and are intended as directional planning estimates. They are not financial guarantees.


HOW AETOS CALCULATES YOUR ROI

  • Measure Friction

    Analyze the cost of stalled deals, review delays, and engineering distractions.

  • Apply the Fix

    Estimate the savings from moving from reactive compliance to always-ready evidence.

  • Project the Upside

    Map earlier revenue recognition and reclaimed capacity against the cost of an Aetos engagement.

SEE HOW AETOS HELPS REDUCE THE DRAG

The calculator shows the cost of reactive compliance. Aetos helps build the operating program that reduces that friction.

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