SOC ROI Calculator
Model the three-year return on investment from replacing manual triage with ManySignal's agentic SOC platform.
- Accounts for analyst salary, benefits, and attrition
- Models tool consolidation savings from SIEM and SOAR
- Benchmarks automation rates from 180+ enterprise deployments
- Outputs IRR, payback period, and three-year NPV
Calculate my SOC ROI
487%
18 analysts · 62% triage time · $920K tool spend · 78% automation rate
$4.7M
3-year gross saving
9 mo
Payback period
214%
IRR
How this tool works
Enter your SOC headcount and salaries
Input the number of analysts, their average fully-loaded cost, and the percentage of time currently spent on manual triage.
Set your tool and infrastructure costs
Add current SIEM, SOAR, and ticketing tool costs. We add a 30% benefits and overhead multiplier automatically.
Review three-year ROI projection
The model projects cumulative ROI based on ManySignal benchmark automation rates from 180+ enterprise deployments.
What to do with the result
Share with finance
Export the three-year NPV model as a spreadsheet for finance and procurement review.
Validate with your data
Book a sizing session where we review your actual alert volumes and benchmark your automation potential.
Set a baseline before you start
Capture your current metrics now so you can measure improvement at 30, 90, and 180 days post-deployment.
SOC ROI calculator: frequently asked questions
What automation rate does the calculator assume?
The default automation rate is 78% — ManySignal's average across enterprise deployments. You can adjust this slider down to 50% for a conservative estimate or up to 92% for high-maturity environments.
Does the ROI include the cost of ManySignal?
Yes. The net ROI figure subtracts estimated ManySignal licence costs (modelled from list pricing for your asset count) from the gross savings. The result is the net benefit.
What is included in the 'analyst time savings' line?
The model calculates hours recovered from automated alert triage, first-line investigation, and routine reporting tasks. It does not include time saved from faster incident response, which is captured in the MTTR calculator.
How is the three-year NPV calculated?
We use a 10% discount rate against annual cash flows representing licence cost delta plus recovered analyst hours at the blended salary you enter. You can adjust the discount rate in advanced options.
Does the calculator account for analyst attrition and hiring costs?
Toggle 'Include talent costs' to add analyst turnover (industry average: 18% annually) and estimated hiring and onboarding costs per role at $28,000 per hire.
Can the ROI model account for FTE headcount avoidance rather than cost savings?
Yes. The model has two modes: 'Cost reduction' (existing team, same headcount) and 'Growth avoidance' (team remains flat as the business scales). The latter typically shows higher ROI for fast-growing organisations.
Is 487% ROI realistic?
The default 487% three-year ROI is based on a 50-analyst SOC spending 60% of their time on manual triage. For smaller teams or those already heavily automated, the figure will be lower. The calculator is honest about its inputs.
How does this compare to a traditional SOAR ROI model?
SOAR ROI models typically focus on playbook automation. ManySignal's agentic model also captures triage, investigation, and reporting automation — categories that traditional SOAR tools do not address — resulting in a broader savings profile.
Can I model the ROI for an MSSP with multiple client tenants?
Yes. Toggle 'MSSP mode' to enter a per-tenant analyst ratio and number of clients. The model outputs per-client margin improvement alongside the aggregate ROI.
Ready to build your business case?
Our solutions engineers will validate your numbers against real deployment data and produce a formal ROI model for your board.