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Payback Period Calculator
How many reports does it take for Bug HQ to pay for itself? Spoiler: usually less than a week.
Your inspection pace
$/hr
Reports to break even
6
WDO reports
is all it takes for Bug HQ to pay for itself
At 6 reports/week and $75/hr, you break even in approximately 7 days — then every report after is pure time recaptured.
Break-even within 30 days
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Start trialBreak-even: Day 7
What the math looks like
35 min
per report today
8 min
with Bug HQ AI
The 27-minute difference per report, multiplied across your inspection volume, is what pays for the software. At $75/hr, each report saves you $34 in recovered time — and it only takes 6 of them to cover the $169/mo subscription.
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