Genealogy Subscription ROI Calculator

Subscription & timeframe

Plan

Monthly subscription cost (USD)

Enter a valid monthly cost (0 or more).

Timeframe (months)

Timeframe must be at least 1 month.

Promo/affiliate discount %

Discount months

Monthly record goals

Census

Immigration/Passenger

Parish/BMD

Military

Newspapers

Probate/Wills

Tip: Enter average items you’ll realistically find each month. You can change these anytime.

If you didn’t subscribe… estimated per-item costs

Census per item ($)

Immigration per item ($)

Parish/BMD per item ($)

Military per item ($)

Newspapers per clipping ($)

Probate per file ($)

Time value & trips avoided

Minutes saved per item

Your time value ($/hr)

Archive/library trip savings per month ($)

Time savings value = items × minutes saved × hourly rate. We calculate this across your timeframe.

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Enter at least one record above zero to calculate ROI.

$0 Net Benefit

over 3 months

15% promo

Pay-per-view avoided

Time savings value

Trip savings

Subscription cost

Visualization: benefits vs. subscription cost. Bars animate as you change inputs.

Detailed results

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Subscription cost (timeframe)

Pay-per-view avoided

Time savings value

Trip savings

Breakdown by record type

Alternating rows for readability. Adjust inputs to refine estimates.
Type	Qty (timeframe)	PPV avoided	Time value

Net benefit

Benefit–Cost ratio

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